Zero Mercy

Release Date: September 15, 2026

Aero Eskulra, a psychic nano carrier known as an arjentari, has spent her life balancing two very different worlds. She is the lead singer of The Blue Haze, one of the galaxy’s most famous metal bands, and is descended from the notorious Eskulra line of assassins. Her abilities make her dangerous, but they also make her valuable to those in the illegal nano-harvesting trade.

She has a rare nano disorder, relies on a wheelchair, and must breathe water to survive. She also has Terminal Mental Degradation, a progressive disease that threatens the very abilities that make her who she is. When she is taken by the volksi, she is forced to confront dangers that push her TMD toward Blackout.

Back home, her mate Tabris and the rest of her friends refuse to give up on her. As she struggles with the aftermath and fights to regain control of her mind, Lyrika Avarlistryl finds herself confronting the same disease. Jesinra Avalyn, with her own history of TMD, understands the danger better than most.

As Aero fights to reclaim her place in life, she must find a way to live with a mind she can no longer completely trust. Through it all, will music, friendship, loyalty, and a fiercely chosen family be able to hold them together?