Light Years

"Light Years" introduces readers to the high-stakes world of the Quatra Fleet Academy, an elite interstellar military school. Following a devastating alien attack, the academy opens its doors to students from across the solar system, bringing together four distinct teenagers: Vesper, a hotshot pilot; Cormak, an identity-stealing survivor from a toxic planet; Arran, an outcast seeking belonging; and Orelia, a cadet with a secret mission. This young adult novel, suitable for ages 12-18, explores themes of prejudice, identity, teamwork, and first love against a backdrop of space adventure and military training. Parents should be aware of mild peril and romantic content typical for the YA genre.

After centuries of exclusivity, the Quatra Fleet Academy finally accepts students from the settler planets, forcing four teenagers from different backgrounds, with different ambitions, motives, and missions, to work together to outmaneuver a mysterious alien enemy.