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James Raven

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James Raven is a student of life. He draws on knowledge and experience gained through the school of hard knocks and through a long career in both federal and state public service. After publishing his first nonfiction book on separation and divorce and having some success, he realized that he had the creative ability to pursue writing in the genre that most interested him—a world of possibilities, adventures, and excitement. The inspiration for Sentinels of Tzurac, and for others to follow, was born out of the desire to give to the reader the opportunity to escape the everyday mundane life by living and experiencing a new world. Through expanding the imagination and feeling the emotions of the struggle between good and evil, he takes the reader on a journey into another dimension to join him in the thrills of sci-fi adventures.
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Sentinels of Tzurac: Terra Major Under Threat

Science Fiction

A new power has been discovered, one that can save worlds or annihilate them.

The saga begins in another galaxy when a Tzuracian Sentinel is falsely accused of murder and flees in search of sanctuary. Centuries later Earth is on the brink of collapse. Its resources are vanishing, and desperation fuels a ruthless race for survival. When an unexplained explosion on Terra Iota reveals a crystal of unimaginable energy, MERIC dispatches a young engineer to investigate. But he is not the only one after it. In the wrong hands, this power could destroy entire civilisations.

Uncovering a deadly conspiracy, the engineer becomes a target, narrowly escaping an attempt on his life. Now trapped in the heart of a brutal war, he faces a ruthless man who will stop at nothing to seize control and dominate the entire world. With forces closing in, his only hope lies in an unlikely ally, an alien bound to him through his father’s ancient ring.

With the fate of Earth and the woman he loves hanging by a thread, he must risk everything in a battle where the enemy holds all the cards.

In the masterfully written Book 1 of the Sentinels of Tzurac saga - Terra Major Under Threat, James Raven delivers an electrifying sci-fi thriller about power, betrayal, and humanity’s fight for survival.
The war for the future has begun, and time is running out.

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Sentinels of Tzurac: Zarkwin's Revenge

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​Science Fiction

Kyron knows that he’s hated by his nemeses, but he doesn’t yet know that he’s hunted by them.

Thanks to Kyron, it’s been five peaceful years since Jackson and Khaneera were sentenced to life in prison for their crimes against the Federation. The reserves of the valuable crystal resource Xytrinium are being stockpiled safely and securely on Terra Major-Earth, and the planets future is slowly beginning to brighten.

But unbeknownst to Kyron and the Federation, Jackson and Khaneera have escaped and are launching an even more daring attack than before- with Kyron’s assassination as one of their key objectives.

With a sure-fire way to destroy the Sentinels running through their veins, the rebel forces already taste victory…

A riveting continuation of the Sentinels of Tzurac trilogy Zarkwin’s Revenge will have you revelling once again in the lives, loves, fears, and moral quandaries of James Raven’s frighteningly believable, not-so-distant future.        

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Sentinels of Tzurac - Retaliation

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Science Fiction

A sinister army gathers for a deadly strike against the Tzuracian Federation of Planets. 

A stolen formula capable of creating super-soldiers has fallen into the hands of one of the most dangerous evil forces in the Universe. 

A fugitive Sentinel is on a mission of redemption while trying to earn forgiveness for his foolish youthful naïveté and its near catastrophic results. 

Step into the exciting fantasy world of the Sentinels of Tzurac-Retaliation, where science meets science fiction and the threat of intergalactic war is imminent. A two-pronged Treldarian attack promises to devastate not only Terra Major (Earth) but also the very Sentinels of Tzurac themselves. 

Will the Sentinel deserter Yarron Blandhar prevent a devastating invasion and stop the Treldarian forces from destroying everything he holds dear? Or will all be lost as the source of the Sentinels’ power is turned against them?

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​Sentinels of Tzurac-Vengeance

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Science Fiction

Vengeance is just the beginning, and war is the only answer.

Tykran Vark, a Treldarian lieutenant sentenced to rot on a forgotten prison world, refuses to die in obscurity. With ruthless determination, he seizes control of a Tzuracian destroyer and escapes with what’s left of his broken army. His mission? Vengeance. The traitorous ex-Sentinel Yarron will pay for sabotaging their final assault on Tzurac and for the death of Vark’s father.

But Vark’s plan isn’t just revenge—it’s an all-out invasion. He awakens a long-lost, deadly force—an army so powerful it could crush Tzurac under its boot. In exchange for a slice of Tzurac’s coveted Xytrinium, they’ll fight by his side.

When Yarron’s wife, Bhalar, is ruthlessly kidnapped, Yarron is consumed with rage and vows to hunt down Vark, no matter the cost. With the fate of Tzurac hanging in the balance, he allies himself with the Tzuracians and strikes a deadly pact with his old enemies, the Nujharenes. Together, they’ll face Vark’s oncoming storm, and the fate of a world will be decided.

Can Yarron save his beloved Bhalar before it’s too late? Will the Tzuracians survive the wrath of an unstoppable force?
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In Book 4 of the gripping Sentinels of Tzurac saga - Vengeance, James Raven takes readers on a heart-stopping journey where betrayal burns, alliances fracture, and the fate of a world hangs by a thread.

In the chaos of war, every choice could be their last. The final battle for Tzurac has begun…

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