To Reign in Heaven

<p>When you're Paladins there's never a day off.</p><p><br></p><p>On the eve of his ward's graduation from M.I.T. instead of celebrating Paladin and warrior Richard Oort finds himself rescuing a young scientist from attack by horrific monsters from an alternate dimension. His ward Mosi Paladin-in-training helps to save the physicist Fox Erskine. They soon discover why Richard's ancient enemies the Old Ones targeted Fox: the Brit is on the verge of developing faster-than-light-speed travel.</p><p><br></p><p>Because nothing goes smoothly for Richard his husband Damon and Mosi more mysterious enemies attack the graduation ceremony leaving dozens dead.</p><p>The coincidence is too great and it seems the twin attacks may be intended to stop humans from escaping the confines of Earth. When a rocket carrying a critical component is destroyed on the launch pad and there are attempts to kidnap Richard and Mosi it seems certain.</p><p><br></p><p>While Richard Mosi and Damon are dealing with multiple crises Fox discovers that his efforts to develop a workable model for faster than light travel has birthed fully sentient A.I.. With the A.I.'s assistance what was merely theory becomes reality.</p><p><br></p><p>But Fox's breakthrough represents a profound danger to the other multiverses and an Old One arrives not to kill Richard but to beg for his help. Promised the stars humans will only trigger devastating genocide. </p><p><br></p><p>Faced with a terrible choice that could cost humanity their future among the stars Richard considers a desperate step which may well forever trap humanity on Earth -</p><p>and that will require that Richard make the ultimate sacrifice. </p><p><br></p><p>But Damon and Mosi may not be willing to let him pay that price.</p><p><br></p>