Nel Bently Books Series

​Can Lin save their lives when she's forbidden to get involved? Lin wakes from cyrosleep orbiting Earth. Her brother has a mission for her: monitor their organization's newest investment, an archaeological site. It proves the existence not only of extraterrestrials, but their human students abducted from South America 13,000 years ago. Students that include Lin and thousands of others scattered among the stars. Then Lin's glorified babysitting turns into a web of conspiracies, violence, and complex cultural heritage. She must choose between her brother's orders and the lives of the archaeologists she put in danger.​​   THE X-FILES meets LARA CROFT in this snarky sci-fi about where we came from, and where we're going   Disciples is a short story set in the Stars' Edge: Nel Bently universe and takes place simultaneously with the first book, Travelers. Originally published in Beamed Up, a sci-fi anthology from Amphibian Press. This series contains descriptions of various queer relationships and intimacy. If this makes you uncomfortable, this is not the series for you.

The only person on Earth she trusts...is in space.   Archaeologist Nel Bently left Chile in the wake of murder, vandalism, and UFO sightings. Then, just as her teaching semester begins, cops are at her door. Accused of a murder she's fairly certain she didn't commit, Nel has no choice but to go on the run. She flees across New England, following her gut and clues left by her elusive alien-benefactor-turned-almost-girlfriend.    But running from the law isn't easy with only her field pack and a handful of scorned exes to depend on. Between starvation, untraceable texts, and a harrowing journey through the wilderness, Nel is forced to question everything about the science she loves and the people she trusted.   THE X-FILES meets LARA CROFT in this snarky sci-fi about where we came from, and where we're going. Drifters is the second of six books in the Stars' Edge: Nel Bently Books. This series contains descriptions of various queer relationships and intimacy. If this makes you uncomfortable, this is not the series for you.

No one fights dirtier than an archaeologist ​Dr. Nel Bently has barely dug into Chile's dry earth when her pristine site is vandalized. Her archaeologist's dream of a ground-breaking project funded by a private patron turns into a nightmare: local activists Los Pobladores take issue with anyone brave--or stubborn--enough to set boots on their land. And foul-mouthed Nel is stubborn as they come.   Despite the danger, Nel refuses to surrender her site to vandals. Easier said than done, however, with the greenest crew she's ever trained, absurd radiocarbon dates, and angry militants who may actually have a point.    When Los Pobledores land a blow that turns Nel's world upside down, she realizes her mysterious benefactor is playing chess with their lives. Grief-stricken and angrier than ever, Nel is ready to fight dirty. THE X-FILES meets LARA CROFT in this snarky sci-fi about where we came from, and where we're going Travelers is the first of six books in the Stars' Edge: Nel Bently Books. This series contains descriptions of various queer relationships and intimacy. If this makes you uncomfortable, this is not the series for you.

IF SOUND KILLS, HOW CAN NEL GET THE WORLD TO LISTEN? Archaeologist Nel Bently dreamed of finding a ground-breaking site--she just never thought it would be on another planet. When she arrives on Samsara however, Lin confesses that the trip took longer than Nel thought. Two years longer. She throws her anger and homesickness into her work, wondering if she just made the biggest mistake of her life. Then a lead officer on her team takes a walk without his atmosuit. Once again, confusion and grief rock Nel's dig. But this time, she's determined to fix it--even if it means mutiny. Lightyears separate her from home and as Samsara's body count rises, the more it looks like Earth is next.   THE X-FILES meets LARA CROFT in this snarky sci-fi about where we came from, and where we're going. Strangers is the third of six books in the Stars' Edge: Nel Bently Books. This series contains descriptions of various queer relationships and intimacy. If this makes you uncomfortable, this is not the series for you.

Without Earth, Nel has nowhere to run.   Hot-tempered Dr. Nel Bently is not cut out to save the world. After her last project ended in fire and death, Nel must put aside her distrust of just about everyone and embark on a lo-fi search for a deadly radio transmission.   Earth's survivors are torn between the austere superpower of IDH and the high-tech grassroots Los Pobledores. At every turn more allies go missing and Nel questions where everyone's true loyalties lie--and on which side Lin will fall when a line is finally drawn.   They need experts. They need firepower. But it looks like the only thing standing between Earth and devastation is Nel: archaeologist, asshole, and functioning alcoholic with anger issues.   THE X-FILES meets LARA CROFT in this snarky sci-fi about where we came from, and where we're going. Heretics is the fourth of six books in the Stars' Edge: Nel Bently Books. This series contains descriptions of various queer relationships and intimacy. If this makes you uncomfortable, this is not the series for you.

The body count is rising, and so is Nel's temper.   Archaeologist Dr. Nel Bently has spent her life avoiding clingy exes, but she never dreamed she'd be escaping across the stars. Now she and a fleet of refugees are hunted at every turn by the only woman she ever made the mistake of loving. And Nel, used to outrunning everything, just lost a leg. Facing her life's new trajectory is hard enough, but when Nel starts hearing the deadly signal they tracked on Earth, she is forced to team up with the two men who were once her greatest enemies. Then, a grisly discovery on an abandoned hauler sheds horrific light on the voices in Nel's head–and what, exactly, Lin is after. Their hold is full of bodies, their plans are full of holes, and bad-tempered Dr. Nel Bently, avoidant-extraordinaire, is sick of running.   THE X-FILES meets LARA CROFT in this snarky sci-fi about where we came from, and where we're going.   Fugitives is the fifth of six books in the Stars' Edge: Nel Bently Books. This series contains descriptions of various queer relationships and intimacy. If this makes you uncomfortable, this is not the series for you.