Serenity: Book 2 The Markham Chronicles

by Josef Peeters

Tanner Markham has established his city and his new order on Halcyon. The time has come to bring the other colonies into his sphere of influence. With the aid of his faithful and sentient AI, Magnus, he sets out to accomplish the task while revealing partial truths to his loyal companions. A decade of independence on Serenity has seen an evil influence gain control. A return to barbaric practices from the history pages of Earth's bloody past has resurfaced, ensuring Tanner and his crew have a battle on their hands.

270 pages, Kindle Edition

Published January 3, 2026

About the author

Josef owns and manages a caravan park in NSW, Australia with his wife, Sandy. Born in Germany, he emigrated to Australia in 1964 with his parents and two brothers. He began writing at an early age, but only became serious about producing a self-published work recently. He writes for the pure enjoyment of it and will not be quitting his day job any time soon. He has written in many genres, producing a biographical account and a fiction novel, but is passionate about science-fiction.
Other worlds and particularly, other sentient species, holds a profound interest for the author; a subject he hopes to include in upcoming novels.