Fade is supposed to be saving the world. But for a Raker—one of humanity's chosen protectors set up by a god-like alien—the job mostly means mundane tasks like messing up meetings and breaking fewer knees. All that changes when a devastating bombing exposes the Rakers and the clandestine war they fight. Suddenly, Fade, a savvy fixer and skilled street fighter, and his mentor Eve are thrust onto center stage. They become the prime targets for many, including Lode, a deadly former Raker consumed by revenge and a thirst for power.
With his enemies planning to invade the Grove and the Gardener preparing to eradicate humanity itself, Fade must navigate a battlefield filled with cosmic threats, high-tech espionage, and deep personal betrayal. The stakes are absolute: if Fade fails to stop the escalating war and find his missing daughter, the existence of humankind—and the fragile, miraculous Grove—will be laid to waste.
A.R. Knight spins stories in a frosty house in Madison, WI, primarily owned by a pair of cats. After getting sucked into the working grind in the economic crash of the 2008, he found himself spending boring meetings soaring through space and going on grand adventures.
Eventually, spending time with podcasting, screenplays, short stories and other novels, he found a story he could fall into and a cast of characters both entertaining and full of heart.
A.R. Knight plans on jumping through to other worlds and finding new stories to tell in the limitless borders of our imagination.
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