Contains books three and four of The Ibarra Crusade, a continuation of the action-packed military sci-fi Ember War Saga.
Soul Invictus, Book Three Ely Hale and the Steel Sworn strike out on a dangerous mission. They must save the souls of an unsuspecting world before the evil Geist can harvest them. A desperate call for help from hidden agents on the planet Roanoke brings an opportunity for the Ibarra Crusade: a Charon transport. The Geist reap colonies under their control, the harvest transported between the stars aboard their soul prisons. Lady Ibarra wants that ship, and sends two lances of Armor and the Scipio to seize her prize. If Ely fails, and the Geist will grow ever stronger. Can he learn to wield Armor's fury in battle? Valdar's Legacy, Book Four A hero of the Ember War lives...and he needs rescue from a prison planet. When Earth fell to the Geist, Admiral Valdar was saved from certain death by the Dotari. The aliens hid him away on the planet Takeni and it's up to Ely Hale and a small Crusade force to find him. Valdar has knowledge the Geist will kill for, and Ely is under strict orders from Lady Ibarra herself to bring Valdar to her. If he can't, then Valdar is too dangerous to be left alive.... While Ely searches for Valdar, the Geist grow ever closer to breaking Marc Ibarra on Earth. He holds the key the Geist need to find Malal. Once free, the evil alien will devour all intelligent life in the galaxy, and the Geist have found a particular vulnerability to Marc's defenses. The blood of heroes stains Takeni, and more blood will be shed before the mission ends.
