Endeavour: Book One: Hard Luck Kids

Elias Miller never had a choice. He didn't choose to be an orphan. He didn't choose to fight a war. When an enigmatic force threatens humanity's expansion into the cosmos, a call to action resonates throughout Earth. However, space is vast and perilous, and only a rare few choose to explore that dark abyss. In response to this looming threat, the nations of Earth embark on a daring and clandestine initiative: Project Endeavor—the conscription of orphaned children. Raised by the state and trained to become the most effective fighting force ever assembled, Elias and countless others like him find themselves unwillingly embroiled in a new kind of conflict that transcends the boundaries of their familiar world. Light-years away from the homes they once knew, they face the daunting task of safeguarding the future of humanity in the uncharted expanses of space.