Ghara Chronicles Books

Seven hundred fifty years ago, human colonists left Earth and settled on the moons of the distant gas giant Ghara. Civilization has flourished on Ghara’s fertile moons, but humanity’s drive to colonize and explore is still strong. Detecting plentiful mineral resources and a rich abundance of alien life on the nearby planet of Selva, the Gharian Colonists mount a dangerous expedition. Young newlywed marines Dustin and Melody will find themselves put to the ultimate test as they forge a way through fierce magnetic storms into an unknown and utterly alien world. As they risk life and limb, tensions mount at home, as not all of the colonists support this mission and its high cost of resources. Many are outright hostile towards the Marines and scientists who are setting out to colonize the new world. As the peace the four colonies have shared for almost 200 years starts to fracture, what the expedition finds living on Selva might very well be the worst thing humanity has ever dealt with.

The First Expeditionary Marines of the Colonies of Ghara scratched out a foothold on the wild planet of Selva five years ago, with only a tenth of the expedition surviving the onslaught of monsters the planet offered. But they destroyed the entire colony of mutating, horrifying insects, and now, husband and wife Master Sergeant Dustin Cline, and Captain Melody Cline have their son on the world, as do hundreds of other colonists, safe on islands, or at the top of massive trees the insects cannot climb. Mines have been built, and trains now run between the major settlements. But sedition grows. Miners forced to work long hours for unfair wages are striking out in rebellion, declaring themselves free from the yoke of the government that sent out the expedition. But why now? Why would regular colonists see sense in fighting against the population of four moons, protected by thousands of trained marines on a planet filled with monsters lurking in the dark jungles in every direction? Because those same miners have found something buried deep. Something terrible. Something worse than the fear of authority, and if they don't act fast, they'll lose any chance at freedom they would ever have. Dustin Cline and his rebuilt fire team are sent out to the mine at New Falun to discover just what exactly is going on, and what they find will change the future of humanity. Rebellion is the least of Dustin's problems. Colony of Lies is the first novella-length episode of Season One of The Ghara Chronicles, picking up after the events of Colony Lost. To enjoy the story of the colonies, please read Colony Lost before starting this book.