The Artemis War Series

She was a sensie star with a dream. Now she's building a starship—and founding a nation in the process. Kendra Cassidy used to make people believe in fantasy. Now she's determined to build a future worth believing in. When the Pegasus Project—the last, best hope for warp travel—collapses under political pressure and bureaucratic sabotage, Kendra sees an opportunity others missed: not to revive it, but to rebuild it from the ground up. The Pegasus Project was supposed to launch humanity to the stars. Instead, it's become a corporate money pit mired in politics and failure. But when Kendra steps in to salvage it, she brings more than stubborn optimism. She brings allies, vision, and a relentless refusal to quit. With her wife Aiyana and a handpicked team of misfits and miracle workers, Kendra takes the helm of the warp program, breathing new life into the ship now named Enterprise. But their success paints a target on their backs. The Solarian Union—the largest power in the system—sees their independence as a threat. Sabotage, subterfuge, and sudden violence follow. The dream of peaceful exploration quickly turns into a fight for survival, and every diplomatic overture comes with a dagger in the dark. As enemies close in and secrets unravel, Kendra must decide how far she's willing to go to protect the people—and the ideals—she's built everything around. One ship. One chance. One spark to light the stars. Blending visionary science fiction, space politics, found family, and a dash of swashbuckling rebellion, The Road to the Stars charts the birth of a future worth fighting for.  

The war for humanity's soul isn't fought with weapons alone… Six months into the Artemis War, the fledgling Terran Federation is under siege. Diplomats stall, warships circle, and the Solarian Union is prepared to crush Kendra Cassidy's rebellion—if they can decide whether she counts as human long enough to do it. While Kendra fights back in courtrooms and council chambers, her wife Aiyana holds the line aboard the Enterprise, now the beating heart of the Federation's hopes for survival. As executive officer, she navigates hostile standoffs, high-risk missions, and the ever-present threat of betrayal from within. But some battles require dirt under your boots and blood on your knuckles. Enter Mikki Stone—retired SEAL, full-time chaos engine, and the Federation's best chance of toppling the Solarian regime from inside. On Luna, Mikki plays a dangerous game of infiltration and sabotage, walking a razor-thin line between revolutionary and terrorist. As war escalates across every front—legal, military, covert—Kendra and her allies must decide how far they're willing to go for freedom. Because in a galaxy where identity is weaponized, choosing to exist might be the most radical act of all. Blending high-stakes space politics, military rebellion, found family, and fiercely human ideals, The Measure of Humanity explores what it takes to defy an empire—and build something better.

They thought she was a harmless bureaucrat. They were wrong. Autumn Newling was born into privilege—niece to Vasilia Newling, the iron-fisted Primus of Artemis. But power in her family doesn't trickle down—it's hoarded, weaponized, and used to silence dissent. Branded inconvenient and exiled to a dead-end post, Autumn was expected to fade quietly into the bureaucracy. Instead, she started laying the groundwork for a revolution. Every message she sends, every alliance she brokers, every calculated risk is a step toward dismantling the regime from the inside. She knows the cost of rebellion. She knows what her cousin is capable of. And she knows that if she fails, there won't be a second chance. On Luna, retired SEAL Mikki Stone operates in the shadows. She's been tasked with making contact, delivering support, and helping Autumn push the first domino. Backed by the Terran Federation—and by Kendra Cassidy herself—Mikki brings a soldier's clarity to a spy's war. She's not here to win medals. She's here to win freedom. But every move carries risk. Surveillance is tight. Artemis is brutal. And Autumn isn't the only one playing a dangerous game. As revolution brews beneath the surface, Kendra leads a quieter campaign: forging new alliances, offering asylum to defectors, and undermining the Solarian Union's grip without sparking full-scale war. Her battlefield is diplomacy. Her weapons are vision and audacity. And while the politicians posture and the fleets maneuver, she's shaping the future of the system one quiet agreement at a time. Tensions rise. Loyalties shift. And across the stars, people are starting to believe that change is possible. But belief alone isn't enough—and when the revolution begins in earnest, it will need more than courage. It will need sacrifice. Because even quiet revolutions come at a cost—and the next move could shatter everything they've risked to build. The revolution begins in silence. The world hears it when it roars.

TRIUMPH'S ASHES is a triumph! TOP FIFTY INDIE BOOKS OF 2021 (as chosen by Read Free.ly) "The Artemis War - Volume 4 gives readers a complete package, drama, love, suspense, excitement, heartbreak, danger, blood and humor. All in one book." - Bookish Reviews   Victory always has a price. Now it's time to pay. The cracks are spreading through the Union of Artemis. Vasilia Newling's grip on power is slipping as rebellion takes root on Luna. The Terran Federation, led by Kendra Cassidy and her chosen family of idealists, officers, and sentient AIs, offers an alternative—but unity has never come easy. As old enemies falter, new allies rise… and so do traitors. On Luna, Nicole Crozier and Autumn Newling fight to hold a fragile revolution together. Every gain is hard-won. Every setback threatens to reignite the violence they've tried to end. Federation support helps—but only so much, especially when internal fractures threaten to undo everything. Meanwhile, Kendra isn't watching from orbit. She's flying with Daniela's Direwolves, not just commanding from the front lines but leading by example. Her message to the Federation's newest pilots is clear: this war will be won not just with firepower, but with courage, conviction, and the unbreakable bonds of loyalty. Across the system, every ship, every crew, every ally is drawn into the Federation's final stand. When the enemy's blow lands, it strikes at the heart—Njord itself—testing not only their defenses, but the strength of everything they've fought to build. The attack is swift. Brutal. Personal. It threatens not just lives, but the very ideals the Federation stands for. As the Artemis War reaches its fiery climax, everything the Cassidys and their allies have built hangs in the balance—peace, progress, and a future shared across worlds, species, and lines once thought uncrossable. The war will end. But what rises from its ashes—and who gets to shape it—may matter even more. Blending blistering military action, political intrigue, queer hopepunk energy, found family bonds, and a refusal to back down, Triumph's Ashes brings the Artemis War to a climactic, deeply human conclusion.   "Sometimes, winning is harder than losing, as our intrepid heroines are finding out in Adam Gaffen's latest installment proves. Without spoiling anything, revolution is hard, bloody and when you are fighting a psychopathic whackjob, for your ohana... winning can feel very much like losing." "Adam does an amazing job continuing the Cassidy Chronicles with this one... there's action, adventure, romance, and some heartbreak too... it's a definite page-turner, and I couldn't put it down!" " His well defined characters and compelling dialogue drove the plot forward, and once I had discovered the basic gist of the story I was drawn into it with a degree of comfort and familiarity."