A new colony. A man without a soul. A prophecy of his coming. The future of both worlds rests in his hands.
 
 The people of Earth have spent centuries colonising the stars but there has been a mystery shadowing them everywhere they go: the best worlds are already inhabited by humans. The most distant planet, Casader, breaks this cycle. Living amongst the indigenous humans are the first true aliens, the lionmen. With unbound strength and an unwavering sense of duty these two races have learnt to live together. And now the Earthers must also learn to live amongst them.
 
 Shayne Forrester is an empty shell of a man. Stasis-induced degeneration stole his humanity, leaving behind little more than a husk. Shunned by the other colonists and no longer suitable for his original duties he is retrained as a Starborn Soldier, the eerie shadow force of the military. The natives however see something in him and choose him as their mediator. Is Shayne the prophesied ‘sky messenger’, the one who shakes the foundations of the worlds and returns the lost gods from oblivion? Or is he just a soulless man doomed to be used by competing factions?

It’s been ten years and Shayne Forrester is facing extradition back to Earth to settle his fate once and for all. A dread fills him for he knows this is one battle he cannot win. The prophecy was short lived it seemed and his time had run out.
 
 The lionman, Kíe’athraden is also waiting. As one of the many selected Ambassadors he will not only represent his nation, but also his planet. As the first real alien ambassador he knows his life will change beyond recognition, the real question is how much?
 
 Iraquis Casader is about to connect to the colonised worlds of Earth for the first time. There is no going back. Nothing will ever be the same.
 
 Lionman is the second book in the Book of Ominiue series, following on from Starborn.

Telana doesn’t want to settle down — she wants to soar!

A tenacious and stubborn girl, Telana decides instead of growing up and having babies she's gonna fly to the ends of the world and see what's over the edge ... if there is an edge that is.

But there's one hitch. She needs more learning if she’s to build her machines, and only boys are allowed in the fancy big schools. Between breaking centuries of tradition to antagonising dragonriders (and their lucrative taxi service), she’d have a hard fight just building her dream machine, let alone trying to fly it.