W.A. Stanley

W.A. Stanley
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The Orange Light of an Alien Sun: Book Three of the Shambhala Saga

Traveling beyond the cosmos won’t help mend her broken heart. But will a life-changing voyage expand her horizons?
Anticipation lightens Callisto’s sorrow. Regretfully leaving her lover behind, the brilliant physicist joins the risky first warp-driven journey across the universe. And her emotions swing between hope and despair when their AI is damaged and the all-female crew makes the daring choice to settle a barren planet.
Though she’s excited as the group pours their energy into grounding their community based around compassion and cooperation, the lonely scientist battles overwhelming feelings of isolation. And lacking the innovative back-and-forth of a sprawling society, Callisto fears the solitary nature of their venture could prove fatal to all their futures…
Can her soul find its true place in an uncharted galaxy?
The Orange Light of an Alien Star is the poignant third book in the Shambhala Saga LGBTQ+ science fiction series. If you like courageous characters, inspirational utopias, and thrilling challenges, then you’ll adore Susan English’s quest through the stars.

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Cupid’s Arrow: Book Two of the Shambhala Saga

When her utopian moon base is targeted by Earth’s authoritarian powers, can she stand in the face of tyranny to prove love is stronger than hate?
Biologist Pavani Nampeyo is devastated to lose her soulmate. But with the world military preparing to raid their lunar science colony, the broken-hearted specialist makes the agonizing decision to stay behind while the love of her life escapes to another solar system. And when the brutal invaders fail to find the missing colonists, Pavani’s protective instincts steer her in the path of a violent assault.
Bruised but undaunted, she and her team attempt to drive out the troops by broadcasting video of the illegal occupation across the planet. But with the threat of reprisal looming, Pavani’s only hope of reconnecting with her true love might lie with the colony’s all-powerful artificial intelligence…
Can Pavani outwit a formidable force before all her dreams turn to cosmic dust?
Cupid’s Arrow is the second book in the captivating Shambhala Saga LGBTQ+ science fiction series. If you like character-driven stories, passionate beliefs, and unique takes on the genre, then you’ll adore Susan English’s visionary tale.

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Callisto 2.0: Book One of the Shambhala Saga

She had to travel beyond the planet to discover her true self. Will she find the courage to walk through the doorway to a new future?
Shambhala Space Station, 2097. Solitary physicist Callisto (physics, after all, is a jealous mistress) never accepted conventional wisdom. So when she’s recruited to work on faster-than-light technology by a beautiful and mysterious older woman, she eagerly accepts the career opportunity at the women-only research station orbiting Earth’s moon. But her enthusiasm suffers when her first discovery is unexpected heartbreak.

Throwing herself into work on a problematic warp drive prototype, Calli blossoms in the utopian female community that shows her love and acceptance for the first time in her life. But when a twisted conspiracy, a disingenuous affair, and a disastrous betrayal test her place in this unique environment, the brilliant scientist must dig deep to find her moment of truth.

Will Calli embrace her destiny in an unexplored cosmos?
Callisto 2.0 is the transformative first book in the Shambhala Saga feminist science fiction series. If you like compassionate characters, deep-space intrigue, and hopeful visions of the future, then you’ll adore Susan English’s cosmic adventure.

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Forged in Dragons’ Breath

In a world scarred by the aftermath of the Purging Wars, the struggle for control over the Territories rages on.
Little is known about the enigmatic dragons, once companions to mankind. But within the depths of history lies the key to ultimate power—a lost artifact that can heal the world or corrupt the one who possesses it.
For millennia, the Orb of Power has passed through the hands of countless men, its influence shaping destinies. Legends speak of its mythical companion, the Scepter of Might, whispered to be joined with the Orb only once in the annals of time.

Through the ages, the Scepter has remained hidden, reduced to mere legend… until now.
When Kheldour stumbles upon the elusive Scepter, he unknowingly becomes a target for the last Orbwielder, a man lustful for power and dominance. Arlent seeks to claim the ancient relics for himself and wield them for dominion over all the Territories. Holding something dear to Kheldour, he sends the warrior on a quest for the Scepter as ransom.
Kheldour and his wife Maryna must unite the Orb and Scepter in a desperate race against time, but Maryna holds her own secrets. The first to claim the ancient relics will determine the destiny of both men and dragons.

Will Kheldour and Maryna triumph over the forces that seek to destroy them, or will their quest for redemption be their undoing?