The Simmering Seas by Frank Kennedy

Kara Syung leads a life of privilege among Hokkaido’s elites until her brother whispers his final warning: “They’re going to burn it all. Be a soldier.”
His body washes ashore days later, setting Kara on a mission for the truth. Yet powerful forces stand in her way – starting with her family and others who control the planet’s food supply. She has few weapons: A lifelong best friend, a murderous immortal on a crusade of his own, a rogue from an old galactic empire, and a snub-nose laser pistol.
Does Kara have the strength to stand against everyone and everything she was taught to believe in? Will she find justice for her brother or surrender to a dark conspiracy that threatens Hokkaido and beyond? Begin a journey into worlds of the unexpected as the battleground is set in this opening book of the sprawling series Beyond the Impossible that one reviewer calls “A simmering gem.”

Category: Science Fiction – Space Opera

The search to unravel the secrets of the Splinter Alliance has begun. Kara Syung has joined an unlikely group of war-ravaged soldiers from another universe plus terrorists from Hokkaido to find the mysterious Inventor, whose greatest creation threatens to unravel the fabric of time and space.
For Kara, an engineer and once heir to a fortune, the dangerous journey continues a commitment she made to her late brother. However, she is far beyond her element, struggling to prove her value to the crew. Fortunately, she has Ham Cortez, the mission leader, and Cando, a soldier of the Twenty Talons, on her side. She will need them along with her engineering prowess if she is to survive the journey’s first stop.
The truth lies in wait: An enemy no one saw coming; survival beneath a dead world; a traitor in their midst. A heart-pounding thriller.