Introduction: Empire's Son is a soft science fiction with some fantasy elements. This story follows the main character as he is catapulted into a life-changing journey that will lead him to new places, people, and incredible discoveries. Empire's Son is the first book into the epic world of the EthiaVerse with many more books to follow.This story does have some profanity and occasional suggestive and sexual content, but nothing explicit.Book 1: Empire's SonThere鈥檚 an alien ship hovering over Lake Thurmond in Georgia, and come to find out, it鈥檚 here for me鈥?ello, my name is Michael Layton, or at least I thought it was. Before the ship came, I was just a regular Earthbound guy. Well, as regular as the son of a CEO of a billionaire tech company can get that is. I鈥檓 also a proud graduate of MIT and already one year into a bright future of engineering at New Horizons, but all that doesn鈥檛 matter after the ship shows up.There it is for the entire world to see and broadcasting live from every channel鈥撯€搕hat large hulking black thing hanging in the air. And in that moment of naked truth, all the world finally knows there really is life out there.If only that was the most astonishing thing I learned. Later that same day, my parents make a startling confession鈥撯€搕he ship has come from a far off galaxy called Ethia, and it鈥檚 here for me. Now I find myself in an impossible situation with an impossible decision, and all I really know for sure is my life is about to change forever.Note: Book One is now on Amazon as an ebook, or can be downloaded on Kindle Unlimited. The first seven chapters are on RR to get you started!Book 2: Dark GuardianI have begun my new life here in the Empire, but the more I learn about Ethia, the more I realize I鈥檓 way out of my depth鈥?y name is Adar Zahn, or at least that鈥檚 what I鈥檓 going by these days. For twenty years, I lived on Earth thinking that was my true home with no memories of anything else. Then my birth father found me and brought me to a whole other galaxy.Since I鈥檝e taken on my Ethian name and life, I鈥檝e had three different attempts to end it. Not to mention the looming threat of three brothers who resent that I was ever born, and are threatened by my return to Ethia.Now I鈥檓 headed to a planet called Sora X and the College there that produces the absolute best at personal protection. I hope I can find someone I can trust to watch my back, and maybe even keep me from blundering into the next hazardous situation. It seems that my lack of knowledge about Ethia is working against me and I鈥檓 not entirely sure I鈥檓 going to survive this place of my birth.Book 3: Blood Bond Since returning to Ethia, I've realized there are quite a few people who would have preferred if I had never come back to my birthplace...My name is Adar Zahn, and I鈥檓 trying my best to get used to my life as an Ethian citizen. I've been here just over a month, and in that time, and all I鈥檝e managed to do is establish an uneasy relationship with my birth father, anger several powerful people and a major organization, and almost die鈥撯€搕wice.Well, I suppose it hasn鈥檛 been all bad. I鈥檝e learned quite a lot of about Ethia, including understanding my responsibilities in my new position and developing a renewed resolve to finally embrace it. I鈥檝e also made a few new friends, and become reacquainted with a some old ones too. My trip to the Protectorate College didn鈥檛 go as expected, but at least I鈥檓 leaving with some people who want to support and help me. That鈥檚 more than what I had when I got here. But I can鈥檛 help but be concerned about those that are still out there who wish to see me dead. Where did they disappear to? When will my brother strike next? And why did my call to Admiral Vang for help go unanswered?New chapters are posted every Wednesday....