Novels as Alis A. Rasmussen

Click on the image of any book cover in order to see that cover larger.  Although all these books are now out of print, copies can sometimes be found in used bookstores, or oneline via ABE, a search resource for out-of-print books.

Set in the same general universe as the Jaran novels, although later in time, and on other worlds.  Charles Soerensen and his rebellion is referred to in passing.

Volume One: A Passage of Stars
Coverart by Alan Gutierrez

"A thrilling tale of intrigue, rebellion, and star-flung adventure by a bold new science fiction star."

Lilyaka Hae Ransome answered to no man.  Born to a powerful clan on the storm-wracked colony world of Unruli, she'd grown up willful, independent, strong.  The only person who held her respect was the enigmatic man called Heredes, who tutored her in history and the martial arts.

So when alien bounty hunters kidnapped Heredes, she threw away her heritage and set out after him on an awesome odyssey through the unknown reaches of space.
 

Volume Two: Revolution's Shore
Coverart by Chris Moore

"Driven by vengeance, honor, and love, she dared the vast reaches of space to battle for freedom."

Forsaking her highborn family, Lily Ransome set out on a star-flung journey of danger and discovery, and won the heart of Hawk, a handsome near-immortal with a secret.

Joining forces with a band of outcasts, pirates, and rebels, they struck a blow for freedom against the power of a vast star-spanning empire.
 
 

Volume Three: The Price of Ransom
Coverart by Steve Youll

"She crossed an ocean of stars in her search for freedom."

Though the revolution is won, Lily Ransome and the crew of the Forlorn Hope are renegades, pursued by the forces of the liberator they gave their blood to proclaim.

Now their only hope lies across the void of space, on the fabled highroad to the old worlds that spawned humanity.  There, in the heart of an age-old empire, they must battle treachery, madness, and death in their struggle for liberty.
 

The Labyrinth Gate
published by Baen Books, 1988, out of print.
Coverart by Larry Schwinger

For newlyweds Chryse and Sanjay, a beautiful deck of tarot cards proves an even more remarkable wedding gift than it at first appears.  Rather than merely granting them a shadowy glimpse of their future together, it transports them to another world, a domain of magic that yet stands in direst need of this couple from the least magical of worlds.

In Anglia the cards prove both a protection and a danger.  They bring Chryse and Sanjay to those who would aid them - but act as a magnet to practitioners of dark magic eager to bloat their powers.  And at last they draw the couple of a mysterious fortuneteller, who reveals their mission in this world.  Before they can return home, Chryse and Sanjay must uncover a priceless treasure in a buried city . . . .the city of the Labyrinth Gate.
 

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