Bücher von Ben Winston

The planet Addran IV was a hot world that orbited a binary star system. It was believed that the star system was called Addran and that it existed on the far side of the galaxy from Earth's neighborhood. The system had several other planets and moons, some of which could probably support human life. Due to circumstances beyond their control, a human colony crashed on the very large fourth world of the system. After the crash, they discovered they could no longer communicate with their home. They set about setting up what they could to survive on the hot, hostile world. Proving the resilience of the human spirit, they not only survived but flourished and grew. Now, almost a millennium later, they detected communication signals from Earth. Most of the messages were unclear, but what they could determine was that Earth was now the center of an Empire. They also discovered that the Empire remembered the lost colony.

As Ariel and her friends get ready to start making a difference, the Senate decides to do it for her and declares war on the Empire. Ariel learns more about what it means to be a leader, and the state in which the people of the Empire have been living. She has a hard time dealing with becoming the icon of hope for trillions of people when she is having a hard time just defending her own home. She learns quickly when the republican fleet arrives to kill her and her grandfather, and take over the Empire.

Ariel Janis was a normal college girl until she attended the reading of a will. She inherited much more than she bargained for as she discovers more and more about her new estate. Not only is she now one of the richest women in the United States, she learns she has inherited the legacy of being a Guardian to a Galactic Empire she's never heard of. Just as she thinks she gets a handle on that, she gets a visit from a very important, very special guest from way out of town.