[Star Epic 01] • Fusion Heart

Fifteen-year-old Fennius Taylor lives with his father in a small town in mid-22nd century Oklahoma and dreams of someday joining the global sport of hovercraft racing. The SLED circuit, a dangerous, 300+mph slug fest on magnetized tracks around the world, promises fame and fortune to those who can not only survive but win. But with the world of racing so far from him, the closest escape he ever seems to get is the simulator he escapes into for hours at a time.

When Team Nitro, a local amateur league racing organization from Oklahoma City, holds open tryouts for a new pilot, the opportunity Fennius has been waiting for may finally be a reality.

But there’s more at play than just racing.

As Fennius places his bid for a brighter future, he unknowingly attracts the eye and heart of Akiko Chiyo, a world famous sentient artificial intelligence that appears in the form of a perpetually 16-year-old Japanese hologram and plays sold out concerts around the globe to millions. And with Akiko pulling the strings of fate behind the scenes with her songs, Fennius will have more than to worry about more than just racing as a series of events that will change his life forever are about to begin.

Fusion Heart is the speed-fueled starting point for Star Epic One, a multi-volume space opera that will take you and your imagination on a wild ride across the stars and back.

Forget what you think you know about space opera. This is everything you never knew you always wanted, and it all starts here.