Nexus House

From the safety of its hidden refuge, the Corvad House emerges, its vengeance honed by time, ready to reshape the galaxy.After thirty-three years of peace, the millennia-spanning House War reignites with brutal force. The galaxy trembles as the Corvad House, a dynasty once thought vanquished, emerges from the shadows with a vengeance. In a precarious alliance with the Colonial Council, the Corvad goal is the complete obliteration of the Nexus House, the guardians who have steered humanity through its darkest epochs.Within the fortified mountain stronghold of Domus Praesidium, Nexus Lara Anderson-the woman with no timeline-is tasked with navigating a treacherous time vortex. She must hunt down a rogue Nexus master whose lust for power has led to the unthinkable-a union with the Corvad House. As the last hope against the Corvad onslaught, the Nexus House's survival hinges on Lara mastering elusive powers that remain frustratingly beyond her grasp.Commanding the Colonial Fleet, Admiral Jon McCarthy-the strategic mastermind and Hero of the Korilian War-leads a desperate counterstrike as the supposedly weakened Synthec forces launch a devastating assault on Earth. With planetary defenses crumbling and enemies emerging from within, the Nexus House and humanity itself face the ultimate threat: Annihilation!Fans of James S.A. Corey's Leviathan Wakes and Frank Herbert's Dune will find themselves on familiar yet thrilling terrain in this penultimate novel in the Colonial Fleet saga. Here, the fates of empires are intertwined with the destinies of the driven few, whose decisions will either propel humanity to transcendence or consign it to oblivion.

In the depths of a mountain fortress, the fate of two warring Houses rests on the fragments of a powerful gem that destroy all who touch them.Domus Praesidium, a soaring citadel etched into the mountainside, stands as the final bastion of the Nexus House, home to the prescients who have guided humanity from the shadows for millennia. Three decades after their ancient nemesis was defeated and supposedly vanquished, the Corvad House emerges from hiding with an overwhelming force led by a new ruthless princeps. His mission: eradicate every living Nexus.After a Corvad-commanded fleet obliterates Domus Praesidium's energy shields and Corvad forces assault the mountain stronghold's defenses, Jon McCarthy, Elena Kapadia, and Lara Anderson-the mysterious Nexus with no timeline-race to reclaim the sixth and final fragment of the Krystalis, hoping to reforge the powerful gem shattered at the dawn of the House War three millennia ago. A gem according to Legend that only O'Lorun, the mother of humanity, has wielded without being incinerated.As Corvad forces penetrate deep into Domus Praesidium, the Nexus House's only chance rests on Lara's ability to reforge the deadly Krystalis and harness its power. But as she attempts the supposedly impossible task, her latent talents emerge along with disturbing truths about her past-revelations and powers that will either lead the Nexus House to victory-or its complete destruction.The Seed of Destruction, Rick Campbell's explosive conclusion to the Nexus House-Colonial Fleet saga is an adrenaline-fueled novel that will enthrall fans of Dune and Leviathan Wakes.