Ode of the chimera: Serpent’s Refrain

“I really enjoyed reading this book and watching Mandy grow as a character. A lot of tough things happen to her in this book and she has to quickly adapt to a world that has turned on her. The author did a great job world building and making Kazar feel like a real place out there in the stars somewhere. I think the concept of humans leaving earth to colonize other planets is an interesting one and the consequences that this book touches on seem very plausible. Overall this is a great read and I’m excited to see what’s next from this author and for Mandy and her friends.” – Amazon Review

Ode of the chimera: Serpent’s Refrain

She was made to serve. She chose to fight.

Twenty years ago, a young chimera saved a human boy from a mob and earned a name — Mandy. In a world where chimeras are bred as weapons, numbered like inventory, and denied even the dignity of being called by name, that small act of defiance set everything in motion.

Now, on the planet Kazar, Mandy serves the very regime that treats her kind as property. She rescues hostages, runs missions, follows orders — and watches as the people she loves are hunted, imprisoned, and killed for the crime of existing. When the regime’s violence finally takes someone she can’t get back, Mandy snaps the leash.

What follows is a revolution that will cost her everything.

Armed with her AI companion Cricket, her brother, and other chimeras, and a fury that terrifies even her allies, Mandy wages a war against an empire of warships, scheming admirals, and centuries of oppression. But liberation demands impossible choices: innocent lives weighed against freedom, old friends turned into enemies, and allying with the devil.

As the body count climbs and her enemies multiply, Mandy must confront the hardest question of all — how much of herself is she willing to lose to break her people’s chains?

Serpent’s Refrain is a sweeping sci-fi epic of revolution, identity, and the brutal cost of freedom. Fans of Red Rising, Neon Genesis Evangelion, and Attack on Titan will find a heroine who refuses to look away from what war demands — even when the mirror is the hardest thing to face.