An old space captain hounded by arthritis haunted by memories of war, Aramis Reyne struggles to make enough credits to feed his crew and keep his ship flying by running mail to the farthest, most dangerous reaches of the Collective.
When he’s offered a lucrative no-questions-asked contract to transport a small package, his every instinct tells him to turn it down. But ships don’t run on ethics. When the delivery goes sideways, Reyne discovers a galactic conspiracy designed to launch an interstellar war.
Now it's up to Reyne to break the conspiracy wide open. If he fails, the star system he calls home will be destroyed. Billions will die.
Join Aramis Reyne and the crew of the Gryphon as they go up against the Collective. Grab your photon gun, put on your spacesuit, and sign up for Fringe Runner!
Rachel Aukes is a bestselling author known for gritty science fiction and chilling horror that explore humanity at the edge. She’s written over forty novels, including 100 Days in Deadland—a zombie apocalypse retelling of Dante’s Inferno that was named a “Best of the Year” pick by Suspense Magazine—and The Lazarus Key, a high-octane sci-fi thriller featured by The Big Thrill magazine. One of Wattpad’s first Stars, her stories have reached over eight million readers around the world.
Rachel is a licensed pilot, former tech executive, and lifelong comic book collector. When not plotting the end of humanity, she hikes state and national parks with her dog.