The Shape of Surrender

The Saint’s Aegis was not supposed to fall.

A Zakkili Star Citadel, the Aegis is a warship, a city, and a throne among the stars, carrying fifteen thousand loyal subjects of the Divine Monarchy under the command of Crown Daughter Nalyra. 

Enter the Ydani.

An unknown race from beyond the edge of the frontier. A laughably small alien fleet dares to threaten the Queen’s judgement made manifest.

Then the impossible happens.

When the crisis ends, one alien remains aboard the Aegis: Tor’laen, Outrunner Captain of the Ydani Directorate. Scarred, disciplined, dangerous, and far too calm for a man standing alone in the midst of his enemies.

His surrender should have meant Nalyra’s absolute victory. 

Instead, it becomes a question that she cannot ignore.

The Shape of Surrender is a space opera about political intrigue, psychic power, royal pride, and the dangerous intimacy of understanding your enemy. 

What to expect: 
-Dual protagonists, each competent and deadly in their own way
-Menacing royalty, dangerous secrets, and imperial intrigue 
-Slow-burn monogamous alien romance 
-A race of psychic space goblins
-No harem, no LitRPG, no system elements