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☆ A NOVEL by Lynda Williams & Alison Sinclair ☆In the far reaches of space, the descendants of humanity have evolved into two vastly different cultures. On the planet Rire, the Reetions use computer technology to ensure comfort and equality for all. On Gelion, genetically modified Sevolites adhere to a strict ­hierarchy based on racial purity and ones ability to wield a sword.As war threatens to destroy both worlds, two men, Erien of Rire and Amel of Gelion, attempt to preserve the fragile peace. Together they hope to unravel the complex web of intrigues and ancient hatred that threatens to destroy ­humanity itself.This is book four of the Okal Rel Saga, a massive ten part epic, of love, war, betrayal, and hope.…

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A story from Amel's past.…

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The 10-novel Okal Rel Saga was originally published between 2003 and 2014 by EDGE Science Fiction and Fantasy, a Calgary-based publisher. During my days as a traditionally published author, the "Okal Rel phenomenon" referred to how the Okal Rel Universe drew people in as participants. The whole experience was an alternative reality that evolved with me, from childhood through my published author phase. I've very seriously considered giving up on it all in my old age, only to discover it might just be my coping mechanism for processing the world, or maybe just for brightening my days. I just never "grew out" of the make-believing phase. In this story, on Wattpad, I will share chapters from that history which is a story in itself.…

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☆ COMPLETE NOVEL by Lynda Williams ☆Is the need to play a role a threat to the throne of Sevildom? Back from exile to claim the throne of Sevildom, Ev'rel must play the frail princess with the Demish to claim power as she is tempted by her feelings for her ex-mentor Di Mon. But does she love him or hate him? Disillusioned by Ev'rel's warped sexuality, but desperate to secure her as a leader, Di Mon is terrified she will discover the equally forbidden bond between himself and the young forbidden Reetion, Ranar.An unwilling contender for the throne, Ev'rel's beautiful, battered son Amel longs for friendship with tom-boy Ayrium, who has been sent to court to put down her sword and don a dress to win court allies for her rebel alliance. Ayrium meets a peculiar, reclusive scholar from Monitum and worries romance will distract her from her true agenda. Will her inconvenient love interest change everything for everyone?(cover art by Michelle Amy Milburn)…

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☆ COMPLETE NOVEL by Lynda Williams ☆One family, two ideologies. Whose blood will pay the price?BLACK HEARTH. Horth Nersal is the child of a marriage between enemies undertaken to end a war. The fighting did stop, but the war of ideology continued with sometimes lethal results for loved ones on both sides. Though Horth struggles against a language impairment, he is a gifted warrior in space and on the challenge floor, where his culture settles differences among themselves. His martial genius makes it vital that he work out where honour lies in these conflicting visions of Okal Rel.Once it is discovered that Prince Amel suffered atrocities at the hands of the despised Reetion aliens (commoners who govern themselves), the powerful House of Nersal issues a call to unite splintered Sevolite alliances in a single act of Righteous Anger. In this intricate tale of power, passion and politics, Horth must consider all odds, weighing familial duty against what he believes to be right.(cover art by Michelle Amy Milburn)…

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☆ COMPLETE NOVEL by Lynda Williams ☆From two cultures that should never meet, come four people who do.RIRE. The homeworld of a science-driven and inclusive civilization, underpinned by an AI network and spanning a handful of worlds. Faster-than-light pilots like Ann are essential but heavily monitored due to their reckless personalities. When a new mission will take her to the long-lost Sevolite empire after 200 years of separation, she is accompanied by the brilliant scholar Ranar, a renowned expert on Sevolite culture and language who must mitigate the impending culture clash.GELION. In the Sevolite empire, piloting aptitude is hereditary. With their superhuman capacity for reality skimming, Sevolites rule over natural humans. Di Mon is the leader of one of the eight families at the heart of Sevildom's oligarchy. Although a power broker in a corrupt and elitist court, he believes in the equality of all humankind. Meanwhile, at the bottom of society, the beautiful dancer and courtesan Von struggles to survive as a pawn in the power games of his Sevolite superiors.(cover art & design by Michelle Amy Milburn)…

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☆ COMPLETE NOVELLA by Lynda Williams ☆Dr. Lorel partners with couples around the world to take humanity to the next level through the gift of genetically enhanced children with a sense of responsibility for their fellow man and the ability to take the long view in planning for the future. But people resent competing with 'Lorels' and when the philanthropic doctor is killed, his son, Damien Lorel, opts to dehumanize the products of the family business, Self-Evolved Limited. Damien's Sevolites serve mankind as 'flesh robots'. It takes another Lorel, named Sandrine, to uncover Damien's long term plans - but will she be too late?(Cover by Michelle Amy Milburn © 2023. Interior illustrations by Richard Bartrop.)…

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Originally web published in April 2009, Going Back Out introduces ORU characters Ann and Amel at a time soon after the end of Part 1 of the Okal Rel Saga. The focal character is Gadar, a hot-shot young Reetion pilot who balks after her first encounter under skim with a Sevolite.…

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Lonie's Career is a story set in Amel's Envoy Period. Lonie is a teenager living with her mom on a Reetion space station when there's terrifying trouble with Sevolites which brings Amel into her life in the midst of her personal struggle with figuring out what she wants to do with her life, and how the Reetion pilot, Brek, is going to fit into it. Cover Artist: Elisha BettsInstallment illustrations by Richard Bartrop…

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Collaborate with ORU author Lynda Williams -- or, one day, maybe a fellow Amel fan -- to work up stories for possible future anthologies or novellas set in Amel's Envoy Period.The Envoy Period falls between the end of the first 3 books of the ORU Saga and the start of the 4th book. It starts with Amel around 16 years old and ends in his 30s. In this "story" on Wattpad, you'll find information about reading, or writing, in the Envoy Period.…

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Joanne lost her best friend to a draft by space fleet. Isolationist politics on Lathon are heating up. Joanne's daughter is into pilots, in the midst of it all. "Tweaked" (bioengineered) people are getting stigmatized -- or celebrated. And while they have more than enough to do with chaotic poliltics between themselves and the Alpha Reach Regime many want to break with ... they are about to discover Sevolites are real. And really good pilots, as well. Meanwhile, disillusioned nobleborn of the Sevolite empire finds his way into the middle of it, discovers "commoners" aren't always nice, and very much needs some Lathonite friends.…

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The planet Lathon is destroyed in the Killing War, at the culmination of the catastrophe of first contact between humans of the Alpha Colonies and the bioengineered Sevolites of the empire centered on Gelion. These events play out about 200 years prior to the beginning of the Okal Rel Saga, and explain why the first book in that series is titled "Second Contact". Stories in this arena take place on, or are connected to, the events leading up to the destruction of Lathon in the war. An event that echoes down the centuries. How do two groups of people who view such a thing as the worst of all travesties someone make it happen? Who escapes. Who dies. How do protagonists of the stories in this arena impact future events in the ORU?…

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by Lynda Williams(cover art by Michelle Amy Milburn)The Okal Rel Universe is a future where the cultural and biological evolution of the human race has divided it into two societies: "Gelacks" and "Reetions." Gelacks are dominated by the neo-feudal descendants of an ancient bioengineering project that modified humans to tolerate reality skimming, a physically and mentally strenuous method of faster than light space travel which underpins the economy and culture of the Okal Rel Universe. The Reetions are the descendants of unmodified humans whose social system depends upon transparency moderated by a form of artificial intelligence known as arbiters. Each race has advantages and handicaps, physical or cultural.In this official guide by author Lynda Williams, you will discover an ever-increasing treasure trove of information and insight into the Okal Rel Universe.…