Science fiction by Ellie Masters writing as L.A. Warren
Vendel Rising is a science fiction series by Ellie Masters writing as L.A. Warren, one serialized novel told in four books.
In 2135 a fleet appears between Earth and the Moon. The Vendel are humans who left Earth thousands of years ago, and they say they come in peace. Then a plague kills billions. Elise Comwell, a young pilot, is one of the few survivors the Vendel take as slaves and train as a weapon.
All she wants is revenge on the Vendel and their emperor, Gregor. But what if the Vendel came back to save humanity?
Reading order
- Book 1: It Begins With the End · Elise Comwell and Emperor Gregor. In 2135 a fleet appears between Earth and the Moon. Its emperor says the Vendel come in peace.
- Book 2: Women of Rank · Elise and Gregor. After a plague wipes out most of Earth, the Vendel test, rank and remake the few survivors.
- Book 3: The Price of Power · Elise and Gregor. Elise endures her training as a Vendel slave while three new voices in her mind keep her alive.
- Book 4: It Ends With a Beginning · Elise and Gregor. Elise's one goal is revenge, until she learns why the Vendel came back to Earth.
Want all four at once? The Vendel Rising Omnibus collects books 1 to 4.
What to expect
- Genre: science fiction and space opera, with a slow-burn romance
- Heat: low, with no explicit scenes
- Point of view: third person, past tense, following Elise, with first-person passages from her later history
- Endings: one story in four books. Books 1 to 3 end on cliffhangers.
- Content notes: mass death from a plague, slavery, torture, psychological breakdown. Adults 18+.
Questions readers ask
What order should I read Vendel Rising in?
It Begins With the End, Women of Rank, The Price of Power, then It Ends With a Beginning.
Who is L.A. Warren?
L.A. Warren is the science fiction pen name of Ellie Masters.
Is there a box set?
Yes. The Vendel Rising Omnibus has all four books in one.
Are the Vendel Rising books in Kindle Unlimited?
Yes. All four are in Kindle Unlimited.