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Origin of Pietas: A Space Opera Novel (Bringer of Chaos Book 1) Kindle Edition
Enemies by birth. Allies by necessity. Brothers by choice.
Traitors stripped immortal king Pietas of every single thing he'd fought for and exiled him on a deserted planet.
His only hope of finding his people lies with the human who imprisoned him.
That doesn't mean he'll humiliate himself by asking for help. Enough is enough. Pietas already died a thousand times to save them. How much more can he sacrifice?
But when the immortal's actual survival depends on the one thing he swears does not exist—the honor of a human—he's faced with a startling question. One that makes him rethink his life's mission.
What if his worst enemy is also his only hope?
Nominee in Hugh Howey's 2022 Self-Published Science Fiction Competition
- LanguageEnglish
- Publication dateMay 1, 2016
- File size994 KB
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From the Inside Flap
Born an Ultra, the enhanced being healed too fast to die, no matter how catastrophic his wounds. Fire alone held power over him.
As a child, he and his twin sister learned how to kill mortals. Yet as an adult, unless in battle, he never went out of his way to harm one.
With the First Cycle of Wars, all that changed.
For the first time in history, mankind was the oppressed. The Ultras, beings created to serve man, ruled.
In the beginning, Pietas called for tolerance and justice. He championed the rights of humans. But then the limited human government passed laws forbidding genetic healing and correction. The new Human Pure movement called for complete eradication of all genetically enhanced beings, human and Ultra. Genocide. They declared Pietas a monster, and his family--demons.
When his father flipped position and became a human-lover, Pietas vowed to silence him. But the man persuaded the Ultra Council to agree to peace talks with humans, and to consider giving them a voice in their own government.
The legendary tolerance of Pietas vanished.
He became a warrior the likes of which the galaxy had never seen, and championed no one except his own people. After seeing over two hundred unarmed Ultra warriors destroyed by humans with flamethrowers, he swore retribution.
Fresh from the rigors of war, he accepted leadership of the council and prepared to attend the conference. In his heart, however, Pietas had different plans. First, he'd abolish the council and take command as king. Second,he'd keep humans where they belonged--in chains.
Like Pietas, life had different plans as well. Chief among them, humbling the Bringer of Chaos.
From the Back Cover
Imprisoned and in isolation over a year without food or water, the immortal Pietas survives. Though broken in body, his intellect and will are intact, thanks to Six, the special ops warrior who captured him, but kept him sane.The warrior had no hand in his deprivation and, like Pietas, was betrayed by his own kind. When Pietas is abandoned on an alien world with nothing but his honor--and Six--he must find and rejoin other immortal exiles. After centuries of war, Pietas detests humans and kills them on sight, but he is too damaged to continue on his own. Though he despises needing help, he allows Six to nurture and restore him to full strength, and then accompany him. As they cross the planet together on foot, the immortal begins to wonder if he has found his first human friend, or if Six is loyal only because Pietas could keep the others from tearing him to shreds. This human will either be his closest living friend, or the one whose betrayal will trigger all-out vengeance by the most powerful immortal ever born.
Immortal. Warrior. Outcasts. Traitors took everything. Except their honor.
About the Author
She did a tour in the US Navy, where she climbed around airplanes (on the ground, thankfully) fixing black boxes that helped pilots find their way home. Kayelle wrote her first science fiction novel at eighteen and to this day, she hides it under the bed, where she vows it will remain. Gems from it, however, launched several series in her galaxy-wide universe of stories.
From childhood, Kayelle was the victim of an overactive imagination and inherited the Irish gift of gab from her mother. From her father, she got a healthy respect for mechanical things.
No wonder she writes Science Fiction and Fantasy peopled with misbehaving robots, mythic heroes, role playing immortal gamers, and warriors who purr. She's been married so long she's tenured.
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- ASIN : B01D7O2EHM
- Publisher : Romance Lives Forever Books; 1st edition (May 1, 2016)
- Publication date : May 1, 2016
- Language : English
- File size : 994 KB
- Simultaneous device usage : Unlimited
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- Screen Reader : Supported
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- Print length : 174 pages
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About the author
Kayelle Allen writes sci-fi, space opera, romance, and gay romance. Does she write happy ever afters? Some stories require endings that offer happy-for-now, or hopeful-for-the-future. But all provide endings that satisfy, and never leave you dangling over a cliff.
She did a tour in the US Navy, where she climbed around airplanes (on the ground, thankfully) fixing black boxes that helped pilots find their way home. Kayelle wrote her first science fiction novel at eighteen and to this day, she hides it under the bed, where she vows it will remain. Gems from it, however, launched several series in her galaxy-wide universe of stories.
From childhood, Kayelle was the victim of an overactive imagination and inherited the Irish gift of gab from her mother. From her father, she got a healthy respect for mechanical things.
No wonder she writes Science Fiction and Fantasy peopled with misbehaving robots, mythic heroes, role playing immortal gamers, and warriors who purr. She's been married so long she's tenured.
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- Reviewed in the United States on October 24, 2018This first of the Bringer of Chaos series books starts pretty much where the short story "Lights Out" did, but it is told from Pietas' perspective. As leader of the Ultras, Pietas is arrogant, demanding, and the best his race has to offer. He hates humans. He hates his father only slightly less. He has agreed to peace talks with the humans only because the Ultras' council, with whom his father holds sway, has demanded it, but he already knows that the humans will do nothing but lie and cheat. Guess what? He's right. Because he loves his mother so much, he allows himself to be captured by one of those humans, who turns out to be a member of the Ghost Corps. Trapped in a tubular container designed to prevent use of his special traits, Pietas finds himself guarded by the human he thinks of as Six because he was the sixth human to come into the chamber to kill him. Six thinks Pietas is in stasis, a form of cryo-suspension, for the long trip to their destination, a planet on the edge of the universe. Then he discovers that Pietas is not in stasis. This is his punishment for being the Ultras' leader—he is to make the trip awake but with no sustenance. What his captors don't know is that Pietas and Six can communicate, and that in their year's journey the two will find a trust and companionship that will bind them for life.
What an excellent book!
- Reviewed in the United States on May 2, 2016Wow. This book was intriguing, disturbing, provocative, a real page turner. It is thousands of years in the future. Man has created beings to do everything for them, labor, war, you name it. But they created them as virtual slaves. Their mistake was, they made them better than humans. Well, guess what, slaves revolt. And their leader, Pietas, is the out for revenge. But whatever you do, do not underestimate the human will to survive. The book is provocative because the author does an amazing job of showing both sides of the war between the humans and the Ultras (the would be slaves). I for one sympathized with both sides. The book is intriguing because the Ultras are fascinating. I wanted to know everything about Pietas. But don't get me wrong, this is not a book about a long drawn out war, it is a book about two enemies coming to rely on one another for survival. And in that we learn who they really are. Even at the end of the book I could not decide if Pietas was the good guy or the bad guy. I just know I want to read more about his people.
- Reviewed in the United States on April 21, 2020You will be glad you gave this a chance. This was surprisingly good! So much so that I am continuing the journey.
Pietas and Six have a bond that makes you want, no NEED to know what happens next and you'll want to know more about the cat. No spoiler, you'll have to read for yourself.
- Reviewed in the United States on July 18, 2016Bringer of Chaos: The Origin of Pietas by Kayelle Allen. I loved this story! A sci-fi bromance like nothing else I’ve ever read. Pietas – the Ultra of awesome powers, both mental and physical – is left helpless and doomed by humans and a betrayer from his own kind. Six – a once-human ghost who should be the sworn enemy of any Ultra – saves Pietas from a destiny worse than physical death. The two are then marooned together on a distant, most likely deserted planet. The Ultra has vowed never to accept help from anyone even close to human. That vow is challenged by his need to survive. The ghost has pledged to destroy all Ultras on sight. Watching Pietas and Six grapple through this deep dilemma was nothing short of beautiful for me, If these adversaries can navigate the chasm of hatred, distrust and male ego between them, maybe there’s hope for our own fractured world. I called this a bromance, but it is much more. I highly recommend you read and find out why. Like me, you also will be eager for the follow-up, Bringer of Chaos: Harvest of Blood. Alice Orr – Author of A Villain for Vanessa – Riverton Road Romantic Suspense Series Book 4.
- Reviewed in the United States on March 18, 2021When asked if I like Science Fiction my answer has been ,I’m not sure because I haven’t read this genre. However, I loved this book and plan to tread more books by Kayelle Allen. The book held my interest from the beginning and I could not stop reading it. I am anxious to read the next book in the series to find out what happens next. The book is well written, easy to follow, and very enjoyable to read. I strongly recommend it,
- Reviewed in the United States on December 31, 2017i look forward to reading more of these books and many more from this author refreshing a story line well worth the time to read
- Reviewed in the United States on May 13, 2018As you might suspect from the title, this book is not a complete novel. It is the lengthy introduction to what promises to become an epic series.
As such, there are certain expectations that the prospective reader must get straight. Because of the epic nature of the project, do not expect subtle characterization. These people – and I use the term loosely – are huger-than-life, archetypical monsters. Even the human character has superhuman qualities. They also have superhuman egos, and give way to larger-than-life emotions. In a word: melodrama.
Likewise, because this is only the beginning of a serial, don’t expect an intricate plotline or multiple threads. The story mainly concerns a male bonding ritual between two former enemies, and that’s it. Not that it isn’t interesting. It’s fascinating to watch the way in which Pietas, who hates all humans with every iota of his ubermensch soul, is forced into respect and even love for Six, his super-soldier minder, nurse, and the symbol of all of his hate for the human race. Perhaps not enough to create the story arc for a whole novel, but sufficient for an introduction. If you’re looking for the Space Opera to beat all Space Operas, a glance at this series may be worth your time.
Recommended for those who like their Space Opera Wagnerian in scope.
- Reviewed in the United States on June 2, 2016He's painted as a complete psycho in other books. It's really great to get some insight into who he truly is.
Great book. But now I desperately want the next one!!!!
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VimesReviewed in Germany on May 15, 2020
5.0 out of 5 stars Echter Überraschungstreffer eines Zufallsfunds
Dieses Buch hat mich echt umgehauen. Extrem glaubwürdig und einfühlsam wird hier die Geschichte erzählt, wie aus Todfeinden Freunde werden können. Na klar hat die Geschichte noch viele andere Handlungsstränge, den Krieg der Menschen gegen die Ultras, Politik, Betrug und Verrat, bisschen Romance, Überleben auf einem kargen Planeten, Vater-Sohn-konflikt, alles spannend erzählt, aber die ungewöhnliche Story zwischen Six und Pi hat mich am meisten mitgerissen. Zum Glück gibt es noch mehr Bücher der Serie.
- Kryssie FortuneReviewed in the United Kingdom on January 17, 2018
5.0 out of 5 stars Love it.
I shouldn't like Pietas. He's arrogant and pretends he's uncaring, but he's one of the most fascinating characters I've read recently. I read this in one sitting, and couldn't wait to read the next book. I can't wait for Kayelle Allen to write the next one.
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