Spark of Life

About this book

Axion: Spark of Life is a fast-paced space opera replete with starship chases, blaster battles, ancient mysteries, alien worlds, romance, and high-stakes adventure.She only wanted to study the galaxy.Instead, she may have to save it.All her life, Aria Flade has dreamed of studying the galaxy's people, cultures, and languages. But on a planet devoted entirely to science and mechanics, her passion has made her an outsider. Trapped by low aptitude scores and no prospects of leaving her world, Aria is resigned to a future she never wanted.Until Alexander Drake returns.The charismatic starship pilot Aria once knew in school arrives with a mystery only she can solve: a wall of ancient text written in a dead alien language no one ever bothered to study.No one except Aria.Desperate for a chance to escape, she agrees to help translate the writings, only to uncover clues to a powerful ancient treasure tied to a growing intergalactic war. Suddenly hunted across the stars by pirates, invading aliens, and ruthless enemies, Aria finds herself swept into a dangerous space-faring adventure that may hold the fate of the galaxy itself.