Karl Sabers and his sister Denise were born on an generational ship which comes under an alien attack. In order to rescue his sister Karl must journey into the depths of space, alongside his talking cat, Lightening. Surviving the attack but shanghaied into piracy, his fate is entangled with a mysterious alien girl’s quest. Karl, seeing himself as its protector, hides the animal to keep it safe, but soon finds himself dependent on the feline’s wiles. Escaped from a research laboratory jail, the kitty bodyguard named Lightening has his paws full helping his new master cope with perils of the galaxy. To safeguard his human, Lightening must mark new territory throughout the universe. The entry of the female alien complicates this human-feline relationship, as they become the target of both pirates and bounty hunters. Lightening has to work even harder to keep Karl out of trouble. In the 38th century, where the kingdoms and empires of old have been replaced, Karl will find a destiny he could never have that imagined.
Karl Sabers Space Knight is a series consisting of two books so far: 3748 A.D. The Return of The Cat and a sequel novella Auction of Worlds
This series provides examples of:
- Action Girl: Most of female cast
- Alien Blood: Neith/Lecarans=Yellow, Lrakians=White, Koal=Black
- Alien Princess: Sophia, an alien with ruby red eyes and gold hair found by the protagonist Karl Sabers. She also comes with glass slippers.
- Absurd Cutting Power: The glass weapons equipped with charge cutters they also change color when activated.
- Break Out the Museum Piece: During the attack, nomad Karl and his classmates raid the weapons Museum.
- Cat Girl: Kira the Lrakian.
- Generation Ship: The Nomad, an O’neil Cylinder flying though space.
- Half-Human Hybrid: A handful of Lecaran-Terran hybrid appear including Surge the bounty hunter and Father Gabriel in Auction of Worlds
- Katanas Are Just Better: Surge carries a katana with a dragon hilt
- Kinetic Weapons Are Just Better: Invoked during the attack on the Nomad, subverted when Karl encounters enemies with personal shield generators.
- Talking Animal: Lightening the cat.
