Imperium: Praevia

The origins of the people who will shape the Imperium

Imperium: Praevia is a twelve-book science fiction prequel series.
Each novel tells the origin story of a major character who later appears in the epic science-fiction saga Imperium.

These books are standalone novels — different genres, different tones, different emotional cores — unified by a shared future.

You do not need to read them in order.
Each story stands on its own.

About the Series

The Imperium already exists.

What Imperium: Praevia explores is how the people who shape it were forged — through love, loss, ambition, obsession, survival, and war.

Across the series, readers encounter:

Space pirates and treasure hunters
Scientists and detectives
Exiles, rulers, champions, and criminals
Ancient technologies and alien powers
Personal choices that echo across centuries

Each novel answers a single question:

Who was this person before history knew their name?

Available Novels

Pirates of the Imperium

Seraphine DeVere

A decorated Imperial scout captain witnesses genocide — and becomes a pirate.

Driven by rage, grief, and a hunger for justice, Seraphine DeVere wages a private war against the very civilization she once served, while searching for an ultimate weapon that could change the balance of power in the galaxy.

If you like space pirates, moral reckoning, and high-stakes rebellion,
Pirates of the Imperium is your entry point into the Imperium.

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High Salvage

Sé Black

Sé Black lives in the shadow of his father’s legendary fame, trapped in a life of quiet mediocrity — until he inherits a mythical coin that propels him into the most dangerous treasure hunt in the galaxy.

Pursued by ruthless aliens and rival salvagers, Sé searches for an ancient starship filled with lost technology — and discovers that some quests demand more than courage.

If you like interstellar treasure hunts, ancient mysteries, and love tested by danger,
High Salvage offers adventure at the edge of known space.

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Touching Infinity

Alastriona DeTroyes

In a society where romantic love is considered a myth, scientist Alastriona DeTroyes faces an arranged marriage she cannot accept.

Escaping into deep-space research, she joins an expedition to observe a supernova — only to find herself trapped in a deadly mystery involving a covert detective, an alien threat, and a betrayal that could consume the galaxy.

If you like science-fiction mysteries, cosmic phenomena, and love under impossible pressure,
Touching Infinity explores the cost of truth at the edge of infinity.

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The Road Ahead

Imperium: Praevia will eventually include twelve novels, each focused on a different character whose actions reverberate through the future of the Imperium.

Some stories are intimate.
Others are epic.
All are essential.

Where to Begin

New readers may begin with any novel in the series.

Each book is designed as a complete story, while rewarding readers who explore more deeply.

Planned Praevia novels include:

The Exile — Inglina Nivienne
An enchantress under a death sentence, this is the story of the destruction of her world and the survival of her people.
The Conqueror — Leopold Voss
The Hymenopteran Wars and how humanity nearly went extinct.
The Oracle — Zheng Li
Power, rule, and a forbidden love
The Guardian — Don Inocencio
The greatest detective in the Imperium tries to solve the greatest crime in the galaxy.
The Praefect — William Parker
How the spiritual leader of the Imperium falls into a life of crime.
The Champion — Celestin Ney
The discovery — and destruction — of a Free World.
Crazy Alice — Alice White
Pirate and alien collaborator. Brilliant. Dangerous. Insane.
The Centurion — Inanna Silva
How a centurion is possessed by an ancient goddess.
The Archeologist — Dr. Elian Brandt
The discovery of the Archons’ greatest secret.