M. A. Nilles

Biography

M. A. Nilles is the darker side of Melanie Nilles. Her published works under the name Melanie Nilles are young adult and adult romantic science fiction and fantasy, including the Starfire Angels series, the Adronis series, The Luriel Cycle trilogy, and other romantic-leaning works. As M. A. Nilles, she writes dark fantasy and science fiction, including Tiger Born, Spirit Blade, and the Legend of the White Dragon epic. More can be found at www.melanienilles.com.

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Series

Forgotten Worlds
The truth behind the warrior disciples of an ancient religion is no myth. To stop the ancient evil from being released to destroy the universe, a group of strangers joins together to find the scattered Starfire shards, the only weapon known to defeat the creature. Take off with Nya and the strangers who will become her friends on a quest across a galaxy of forgotten worlds where the Starfire shards have been hidden for such a time as this. In the course of their adventures, they will discover secrets that her ancestors left behind and revelations that could shatter the lives of many. These books are short novels intended to be read in order. Each book is a complete story but leads into the next. Like chapters in an individual book, each book of this series is a "chapter" in the larger series arc of 25 books. Note: Although there is some romance in the series, there are no sex scenes. Also, no foul language is used.
A New Beginning
Price: $0.99 USD.
The Rule of Yonder
Price: $2.99 USD.
Vault of the Celestials
Price: $2.99 USD.
In Darkness, Light
Price: $2.99 USD.
The Destruction of Walls
Price: $2.99 USD.
Disposition of Dreams
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Starfire Angels
They've been coming to Earth for thousands of years to escape persecution and to protect the Starfire crystal from falling into the wrong hands... In Dark Angel Chronicles, follow the adventures of high school student Raea on her path to discovering what she is and the responsibility and dangers she has inherited. In Revelations, the true secrets of the Shirat Empire will be exposed. Continue the adventure in the space opera Forgotten Worlds with Nya, whose time to save the universe takes her on a series of adventures on new worlds, meeting new friends... and making new enemies.
Starfire Angels
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Broken Wings
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Crystal Tomb
Price: $3.99 USD.
Origins of Dark Angel
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Forever Dark
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Revelations
Expanding on secondary characters from Dark Angel Chronicles, Revelations explores the truth behind the Shirukan. From Earth to Inar'Ahben to other worlds, the series flows from one set of characters to the next until culminating in the climactic revelation of the Shirat Empires true intents.
Soriel
Price: $4.99 USD.
Deception
Price: Free!
Phantoms
Price: $4.99 USD.
Shards
Price: $2.99 USD.
Nemesis
Price: $4.99 USD.
Demon Age
Tiger Born
Price: $0.99 USD.
Spirit Blade
Price: $4.99 USD.

Books

Soul Shadow
Series: Forgotten Worlds, Book 13 · Starfire Angels. Price: $2.99 USD. Words: 50,940. Language: English. Published: October 18, 2022 by Prairie Star Publishing. Categories: Fiction » Science fiction » Adventure, Fiction » Science fiction » Space opera
A malevolent presence has interrupted Nya's sleep, and she tracks the source to L'Ni's quarters. The only way to wake him is to enter his mind, but what she finds is a nightmare creature trapping him in a battle he can't escape. The creature L'Ni once considered a god wants revenge, and it won't stop until both he and Nya are dead.
Messages
Series: Forgotten Worlds, Book 12 · Starfire Angels. Price: $2.99 USD. Words: 50,750. Language: English. Published: June 1, 2022 by Prairie Star Publishing. Categories: Fiction » Science fiction » Adventure, Fiction » Science fiction » Space opera
When a distress call is caught by the Iludrin, the team can't ignore it, but no one is prepared for what they find. The signal leads them to an unstable star system, where a slaver vessel drifts aimlessly. Rescue teams discover something deadly lurking in the grim corridors, but there is something else on board, something that must not fall into Issan hands.
Voices in the Dark
Series: Forgotten Worlds, Book 11 · Starfire Angels. Price: $2.99 USD. Words: 50,080. Language: English. Published: January 2, 2022 by Prairie Star Publishing. Categories: Fiction » Science fiction » Adventure, Fiction » Science fiction » Space opera
While the Cartegos undergoes repairs, L'Ni accompanies Nya on a journey into a cave on Karam Three to find the shard left there. However, the wildlife is protective of their world and attack ferociously to defend their territory, driving Nya and L'Ni deeper into the abyss of the cave. While Nya and L'Ni are trapped within the darkness, their friends must make a difficult decision.
Dragon and Fury
Series: Forgotten Worlds, Book 10 · Starfire Angels. Price: $2.99 USD. Words: 48,920. Language: English. Published: September 30, 2021 by Prairie Star Publishing. Categories: Fiction » Science fiction » Space opera, Fiction » Science fiction » Adventure
His whole life, Nik has sought to meet Ann, the woman he grew up knowing in his dreams. The opportunity has finally come, but it won't be easy. As the captain of a Paxon battlecruiser and the offspring of the Paxon Supreme Commander, Andretta Draksten is a woman with a lot of eyes on her. And and Nik will find each other. However, to save their friends, they may have to make sacrifices.
Ferious
Series: Starfire Angels · Forgotten Worlds, Book 9. Price: $2.99 USD. Words: 41,980. Language: English. Published: May 30, 2021 by Prairie Star Publishing. Categories: Fiction » Science fiction » Space opera, Fiction » Science fiction » Adventure
Nya has discovered a new secret about the Issan plans, and L'Ni isn't about to let the opportunity for key intel slip away from them. Meeting a contact with the information they need to fight the Issan is risky, but it's a risk that everyone on the Cartegos is willing to take. Unfortunately, the best planning can't account for all contingencies, but L'Ni isn't about to leave anyone behind.
Racing the Orast Belt
Series: Starfire Angels · Forgotten Worlds, Book 8. Price: $2.99 USD. Words: 49,910. Language: English. Published: February 17, 2021 by Prairie Star Publishing. Categories: Fiction » Science fiction » Space opera, Fiction » Science fiction » Adventure
Seeing the famous Orast Belt space racing up close is exactly the break Nya needs, but she isn't prepared for trouble. When a criminal organization decides to take the chance on collecting a bounty, not even L'Ni can stop them from taking her. What Nya's captors don't anticipate, however, are her flying skills and the persistence of her friends. The race is on, and there can be only one winner.
Remnants
Series: Forgotten Worlds, Book 7 · Starfire Angels. Price: $2.99 USD. Words: 53,660. Language: English. Published: October 29, 2020 by Prairie Star Publishing. Categories: Fiction » Science fiction » Space opera, Fiction » Science fiction » Adventure
After discovering a beacon transmitting from the Cartegos, Zaer is determined to find answers. Her solution is to seek out an info jockey, but nothing ever goes as planned. They are led to an artifact that reveals a clue about the presence of Nya's people in that galaxy. However, they're not the only ones who seek the secrets of the angels. No one is ready for the revelation it unlocks.
Disposition of Dreams
Series: Forgotten Worlds, Book 6 · Starfire Angels. Price: $2.99 USD. Words: 48,220. Language: English. Published: July 9, 2020 by Prairie Star Publishing. Categories: Fiction » Science fiction » Space opera, Fiction » Science fiction » Space opera
When she wakes up at Starfire Tower, life is almost perfect for Nya. Being the child of a Crystal Keeper is awkward, but it has its benefits. When her father is called to a first-contact situation with a new race, Nya is included in the meeting, but there is something sinister about the emissary. She doesn't know how she knows about the Feri, only that she can't ignore a warning from a dream...
The Destruction of Walls
Series: Forgotten Worlds, Book 5 · Starfire Angels. Price: $2.99 USD. Words: 48,510. Language: English. Published: March 26, 2020 by Prairie Star Publishing. Categories: Fiction » Science fiction » Space opera, Fiction » Science fiction » Adventure
While the Iludrin has been floating in empty, interstellar space, Shen's experiments have left the ship vulnerable. Two groups of boarders are discovered on the Iludrin, each with their own purpose. By joining their forces they have a chance to strike a blow against the Issan. The key to success depends on Nya, but her success depends on L'Ni, if he can overcome his hatred of the An'shel.
In Darkness, Light
Series: Forgotten Worlds, Book 4 · Starfire Angels. Price: $2.99 USD. Words: 44,860. Language: English. Published: December 19, 2019 by Prairie Star Publishing. Categories: Fiction » Science fiction » Space opera, Fiction » Science fiction » Adventure
Nya is anxious to finish her mission, but Zaer has a delivery to make. What should be a simple exchange on the quiet, lowly world of Kurtuz turns out to be a trap. A group of Issan supporters are ready to stop the little black box from reaching its intended recipient. When her friends are taken, Nya must join forces with a mysterious stranger to save them before the Issan capture everyone.
Vault of the Celestials
Series: Starfire Angels · Forgotten Worlds, Book 3. Price: $2.99 USD. Words: 40,530. Language: English. Published: September 12, 2019 by Prairie Star Publishing. Categories: Fiction » Science fiction » Space opera, Fiction » Science fiction » Adventure
Returning to Ethal wasn't what Nik wanted. His leaving wasn't on the best of terms—he defied his family and abandoned his responsibilities. But he has sworn to help Nya complete her mission. Unfortunately, confronting his past is only the beginning of their troubles; Nya's life may be in danger on Ethal.
The Rule of Yonder
Series: Starfire Angels · Forgotten Worlds, Book 2. Price: $2.99 USD. Words: 41,870. Language: English. Published: June 20, 2019 by Prairie Star Publishing. Categories: Fiction » Science fiction » Space opera, Fiction » Science fiction » Adventure
Despite their narrow escape from the Issan, Zaer's starship, the Da'Nelgur, was severely damaged. Vel and Shen have tried to fix the hyperdrive, and Nya is sound asleep. Their only chance to repair the ship to continue their journey to Ethal is a crime-syndicate-run remote city in interstellar space. What could go wrong?
A New Beginning
Series: Forgotten Worlds, Book 1 · Starfire Angels. Price: $0.99 USD. Words: 39,600. Language: English. Published: April 4, 2019 by Prairie Star Publishing. Categories: Fiction » Science fiction » Adventure, Fiction » Science fiction » Space opera
(4.50 from 2 reviews)
On a remote mining station, Nyalin hides a secret that would make her a hunted woman. However, when a strange shuttle falls through a portal near the mining station, she discovers that there are humans who have developed gateways for instant travel anywhere. To stop dangerous forces from using them, Nya must team up with the shuttle's pilot, Vel, and risk exposing her secret.
Nemesis
Series: Revelations, Book 5 · Starfire Angels. Price: $4.99 USD. Words: 89,350. Language: English. Published: January 3, 2017 by Prairie Star Publishing. Categories: Fiction » Science fiction » General
Since stealing Raea from Valdas and her team of Shirukan, Leksel was never on good terms with the Shirukan general. When circumstances bring them face-to-face, a truce is tenuous at best. Two former Shirukan working together to cut out the heart of the Shirat Empire might be a powerful alliance, if they can overcome their loathing for one another.
Spirit Blade
Series: Demon Age, Book 2. Price: $4.99 USD. Words: 114,570. Language: English. Published: October 5, 2014 by Prairie Star Publishing. Categories: Fiction » Fantasy » Dark, Fiction » Fantasy » General
Nadia wants no part of the shevoru, the dark spirit blade that has gained power by possessing the souls of raging half-bloods and monsters and is finally ready to make the journey to rid the world of its evil. Amid games of intrigue and blood, demons from a forgotten era rise again. The shevoru may be the only hope to save the world from annihilation and reveal to Nadia who she really is.
Tiger Born
Series: Demon Age, Book 1. Price: $0.99 USD. Words: 100,820. Language: English. Published: January 4, 2014 by Prairie Star Publishing. Categories: Fiction » Fantasy » Dark, Fiction » Fantasy » General
Je'Rol is a man destined to die. Each day is a blessing and a curse on a world where he and those like him are feared and hunted. Like all half-blood demonlords, he is prone to blood rages in which he loses his humanity a little more each time. Before the end, he hopes to find peace, but his quest for a legendary talisman to control the demon inside has far-reaching implications.
Legend of the White Dragon: Prophecy
Series: Legend of the White Dragon, Book 1. Price: $4.99 USD. Words: 97,570. Language: English. Published: December 24, 2013 by Prairie Star Publishing. Categories: Fiction » Fantasy » Epic
Before his death, the white dragon made a prophecy–that he would return to unite all beings of magic in a time when he was most needed. That time has come. Lives will be changed and the future set for a showdown thousands of years overdue.When legends arise, no one is safe.
Phantoms
Series: Revelations, Book 3 · Starfire Angels. Price: $4.99 USD. Words: 95,600. Language: English. Published: October 29, 2013 by Prairie Star Publishing. Categories: Fiction » Science fiction » Hard sci-fi
A shadow lurks in Corou Daris, something even darker than his past service as a Shirukan soldier. He thought he could escape it by serving the humans in watching and understanding the Inari; but a troubling scan of Earth sends him, Nare, and Agent Cross to the Inari homeworld for an explanation. The secrets they uncover could tip the balance in a war they didn't know they were fighting.
Shards
Series: Revelations, Book 4 · Starfire Angels. Price: $2.99 USD. Words: 29,650. Language: English. Published: October 20, 2013 by Prairie Star Publishing. Categories: Fiction » Science fiction » Military, Fiction » Science fiction » Hard sci-fi
Before meeting Keeper Korali, I was Commander Rajeun Leksel, one of the best of the Shirat Empire’s elite soldiers, a Keeper killer. Korali changed me in her life and in her death, but in all that we shared, even she wasn’t aware of the dark secret lurking inside me. The time has come to confront that secret, even if it breaks me.
Deception
Series: Revelations, Book 2 · Starfire Angels. Price: Free! Words: 14,630. Language: English. Published: April 21, 2013 by Prairie Star Publishing. Categories: Fiction » Science fiction » Short stories, Fiction » Science fiction » General
Coulter is supposed to be an agent working with Anita Cross to observe the Inari on Earth, but he reveals a different side following the battle at NeoGen Labs. When he takes her prisoner with the Shirukan escaping to the stars, she realizes that the alien in their agency might have been deceiving them all along, waiting for the opportune time to return to his former loyalties.
Soriel
Series: Revelations, Book 1 · Starfire Angels. Price: $4.99 USD. Words: 80,570. Language: English. Published: January 19, 2013 by Prairie Star Publishing. Categories: Fiction » Young adult or teen » Science Fiction, Fiction » Science fiction » General
(5.00 from 1 review)
Life for Gavin Durinden is about to change from puzzling to downright odd. An intellectual prodigy with blue hair and the ability to create energy from the marks on his palms, he was always told he had a mysterious condition. However, when the scientists at NeoGen Labs begin treatments, everything changes, including the appearance of blue wings. That's not half of his problems.
Legend of the White Dragon: Fireblood
Series: Legend of the White Dragon, Book 3. Price: $4.99 USD. Words: 88,630. Language: English. Published: February 16, 2011 by Prairie Star Publishing. Categories: Fiction » Fantasy » Epic, Fiction » Fantasy » General
(4.50 from 2 reviews)
Magic is everything to a priest or priestess, inherited by the descendants of the Creators. Over time, Ayali's abilities have weakened, threatening to expose her tribe to the power of the darkness befalling their lands. Beneath the pressures of her family and tribe, Ayali turns down a dark path. She must face the shadows within her before it consumes their world and destroys her life.
Legend of the White Dragon: Destiny
Series: Legend of the White Dragon, Book 5. Price: $4.99 USD. Words: 94,250. Language: English. Published: October 27, 2010 by Prairie Star Publishing. Categories: Fiction » Fantasy » Epic, Fiction » Fantasy » General
(5.00 from 1 review)
Chaos is unleashed and the Darklord calls his servants forth to extinguish all life. Once before the Darklord was nearly destroyed but survived. This time the forces of Light intend to finish the task. The time has come for them to unite, but old scores must be settled before the world can know peace, whether the peace of extinction or the end of a war that started with the creation of the world.
Legend of the White Dragon: Legacies
Series: Legend of the White Dragon, Book 4. Price: $4.99 USD. Words: 108,190. Language: English. Published: July 24, 2010 by Prairie Star Publishing. Categories: Fiction » Fantasy » Epic, Fiction » Fantasy » General
(5.00 from 1 review)
The servants of Darkness amass after thousands of years of waiting, ready to purge the world of life at the command of their master. Calli and Jayson must convince the First Race to unite with the Second Race and the magi they despise, or all will fall one by one. But the First Race holds dark secrets that could destroy them all.
Legend of the White Dragon: Legends
Series: Legend of the White Dragon, Book 2. Price: Free! Words: 98,750. Language: English. Published: March 14, 2010 by Prairie Star Publishing. Categories: Fiction » Fantasy » Epic, Fiction » Fantasy » General
(5.00 from 1 review)
The beginning of an epic of many individuals whose lives have been linked in the battle for the fate of their world. The sorceress Lusiradrol, exiled to human form thousands of years earlier from her life as the black dragon, has awakened her Red Clan. Only one being can unite all who serve the Light, but he is not ready. His fate rests in the hands of those who waited.