Emily Skrutskie Books in Order

Captured during her first solo mission, sea-monster trainer Cassandra Leung becomes a prisoner of pirate queen Santa Elena. Ordered to raise a Reckoner for the pirates, she must use her skills against the purpose for which she trained.

Now training as a pirate, Cas struggles to work beside Swift, who broke her heart. Escaped Reckoners threaten ships and the ocean ecosystem, forcing Cas to consider fighting creatures she once devoted herself to caring for and protecting.

Aisha becomes an enhanced soldier to pay for her brother's treatment, while fellow recruit Key seeks memories lost during her transformation. Their uneasy cooperation unfolds aboard humanity's starship Fleet as rebellion and buried secrets challenge their loyalties.

Thirteen-year-old Swift Kent sets out to retrieve the stepmother who abandoned her family for a life at sea. Meeting Santa Elena opens another possibility for helping her starving relatives, but pursuing it means leaving her familiar world behind.

Pilot trainee Ettian rescues his roommate Gal from an assassination attempt and learns he is heir to the empire that conquered Ettian's home. Fleeing together, they must navigate rebellion, conflicting loyalties, and feelings that complicate the route to safety.

Held prisoner by the rebellion, Gal discovers that Ettian is its rightful imperial heir and his political enemy. Planning escape and sabotage from captivity tests Gal's ambitions, allegiance to Umber, and unresolved love for the man who saved him.

Gal and Ettian command opposing empires after separation turns their political differences into open war. With conflict approaching a decisive stage, each must weigh duty, friendship, and love while seeking a future that could allow them to be together.

Hacker Murdock and her crew of con artists are imprisoned aboard a sentient warship that rules its inmates like a god. When their leader falters, Murdock must resist the ship’s influence and devise a way to escape.

Soldiers Katrien and Emory spend the night together expecting to die in battle. When heroes unexpectedly defeat the Demon Lord, the surviving pair face another campaign and must decide whether lasting peace leaves room for their love.