Gate Ghosts · Book 5 of 14
Dual Domains
The Queller race has lived for millennia in isolation. However, a secret kept by the Queller senior elder and a few associates drives the elder to make contact with another race.
Overview
Dual Domains
The Queller race has lived for millennia in isolation. However, a secret kept by the Queller senior elder and a few associates drives the elder to make contact with another race. Little do the Quellers know that they send a QASAP ship, an autonomous search ship, to engage the conclave. Not detecting an aggressive society, Julien chooses to accept the autonomous ship’s invitation, and a small fleet commanded by Commodore Tocknicka follows the QASAP’s star map to the Queller home world.
The senior elder’s secret proves to be imagery of a fleet of alien ships, which have destroyed a QASAP ship. Julien identifies the fleet. The ships belong to the Krackus. The Imperium Empire has expanded to the extent that its patrol fleets encroach on Queller space. Meanwhile, Admiral Cordelia, Julien’s partner, faces challenges of her own. The Krackus fleet was ousted from Helgart, and Cordelia must decide whether the human worlds can best be protected by permanently occupying the Helgart system.
If Cordelia chooses to take on the risky task of gaining a foothold in Krackus space, she must wait for the arrival of support fleets from other outposts. On Imperium, the leaders are incensed about their fleet’s expulsion from Helgart. In the history of the empire, the Krackus have never lost an encounter with another race, and the leaders plot revenge on the alien interlopers.
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FAQ
Dual Domains: questions readers ask
What is Dual Domains about?
The Queller race has lived for millennia in isolation. However, a secret kept by the Queller senior elder and a few associates drives the elder to make contact with another race. Little do the Quellers know that they send a QASAP ship, an autonomous search ship, to engage the conclave.
Where does Dual Domains fall in the Earthers' saga?
Dual Domains is book 5 of 14 in the Gate Ghosts series, one of the four series that make up the Earthers’ saga. It follows Vortex Incursion and comes before Alien Intrigue.
Do I need to read the earlier books before Dual Domains?
It reads best in order. Dual Domains is book 5 of the Gate Ghosts series and carries forward characters and events from the earlier books. The reading order page lays out the full saga.
Is Dual Domains available as an audiobook?
Yes. Dual Domains is available as an audiobook on Audible.
Can I read a sample of Dual Domains before buying?
Yes. A free excerpt is available as a PDF: download the excerpt. No email or sign-up required.
Is there a glossary for Dual Domains?
Yes. The saga has a large cast, several races and a lot of ship names, so each book has its own glossary of characters, places, ships and terms: download the glossary.
What formats does Dual Domains come in?
Dual Domains is published in e-book and audiobook. Print and e-book editions are sold through Amazon. The audiobook is on Audible.
Who wrote Dual Domains?
S. H. Jucha (Scott Jucha), author of the Earthers’ saga: forty-four science fiction novels across The Silver Ships, Pyreans, Gate Ghosts and Cercians, published by Hannon Books, Inc. More about Scott.