James Alan Gardner

Kim Lam is an ordinary college student until a freak scientific accident transforms Kim and three housemates into Sparks - and drafts them into the never-ending war between the Light and Dark....

Only days have passed since a freak accident granted four college students superhuman powers. Now Jools and her friends (who haven’t even picked out a name for their superhero team yet) get caught up in the hunt for a Mad Genius’ misplaced super-weapon....

Under the benevolent leadership of the League of Peoples, there is no war, little crime, and life is sacred...unless you're an Explorer....

Two species lived in peaceful coexistence on the planet Demoth until a deadly plague wiped out millions of the winged Ooloms while leaving humans untouched....

In the 25th century, Tober Cove is a wonderful place to be....

Award-winning author James Alan Gardner evokes a sense of wonder that is synonymous with great speculative fiction....

Explorer Third Class Youn Sue is Expendable - a member of the highly skilled and highly disposable Explorer Corps trained to undertake hazardous missions....

Oar is the last of her kind - a resident of the so-called "planet of no return", once the Admiralty's dumping ground for undesirables and those who had become expendable....

Life under the thumb of the Spark Lords - the League's Earthly representatives - is dull but comfortable for Philemon Abu Dhubhai....

For the children of Admiral Alexader York, perfection wasn't just expected, it was guaranteed - written into their DNA before they were born....