EP. #2 "Higher"

by Glenn Haddix, Ryk Brown

Escaped from Khepri…
Found safe harbor on a new world…
Detained and interrogated by the local authorities…
An enemy thought dead returns in a more powerful form…

Jax and Tamra find themselves on a mining colony at the edge of the frontier. But this sleepy little colony hides a secret. One that threatens their survival, and possibly the entire galaxy.

329 pages, Kindle Edition

Published February 18, 2026

Reviews

[mr.Saunders · Rating 3 out of 5]

It started out really good.

Then it developed multiple storylines. Some weaved in and out, others appeared separate. It was really hard at times to follow all the lines. But then, maybe it is just me. This appears not to be part of the long running series Ryk Brown has written. More of a side story.

[john harmer · Rating 1 out of 5]

Not a good read at all

I think Ryk Brown needs to write on his own all his books have been very good indeed this book is awful.

[Brian · Rating 4 out of 5]

The story is starting to make sense

Ideally the developments in this book start to bring back more of the characters from the original storyline. Reasonably well paced.