The Astronites
Natalie Hope thought growing up meant leaving behind her childhood fantasies. But when she and her old friends are swept into the Astronic universe—a realm where their childhood games were more than make-believe—she learns that their pretend battles were real all along.
Now seventeen, Natalie reunites with Adam and Barbara to face a shocking truth: their friend Jake has vanished somewhere in the vast reaches of this otherworldly cosmos. Guided by a sarcastic, talking dog and piloting a fleetjet named “Star,” the trio sets off to find him—armed with only fragments of the past and a mysterious device tied to the cosmic Principles of time.
But Natalie is the odd one out. While Adam and Barbara still possess the extraordinary abilities they once imagined, Natalie arrives in the Astronic universe powerless—and marked. The tyrant Zsar Endgon, a villain she once defeated in play, has returned with vengeance and a weapon capable of unraveling galaxies. And this time, he’s hunting her.
As she wrestles with her role in a prophecy older than the stars, Natalie begins to uncover secrets that could reshape the universe—including the truth about her missing father. Along the way, the Astronites will face colossus-sized monsters, treacherous allies, and a universe that blurs the line between fantasy and reality.
In a battle where the stakes are nothing less than time itself, Natalie must decide if heroism comes from power—or from something far deeper.
