The Judgment Of Valene

The Eververse continues in the second book in a series that's been called 'the next logical step after Watchmen.'

Wealth. Privilege. Superpowers. Valene has it all... including a target on her back.

Valene Blackwood hears everything, everywhere, always.

Her superhuman sonic abilities cause her so much pain she flees to a space station to find peace. When her father dies, she must return and take over the family business - selling superhuman protection for profit.

She inherits all her father's power and all his problems, including challengers to the throne. Before her feet are on the ground, someone tries to kill her. Valene survives, thanks to Kit Baldwin, the woman who gives away her help as she steals Valene's heart.

But the evidence points toward a sinister plot. It becomes impossible to tell friend from foe. The more Valene investigates, the more every clue hints at a vast conspiracy that threatens not only her life, but everything she believes about her father, his company, and her past.

Darby Harn is the author of the SPSFC quarterfinalist Stargun Messenger and Ever The Hero, which Publisher's Weekly called "an entertaining debut that uses superpowers as a metaphor to delve into class politics in an alternate America." His fiction appears in Strange Horizons, Interzone, Shimmer, and other venues.