L.E. Torres
L.E. Torres is a Peruvian-born author of hard science fiction and space opera steeped in Latin American culture. His stories combine meticulous science and immersive world-building with morally complex characters facing impossible choices. He previously designed Seven Worlds, an ENnie-nominated role-playing game awarded the Atomic Rockets Seal of Approval. For two decades he designed role‑playing games—his indie RPG Seven Worlds was nominated for an ENnie and awarded the Atomic Rockets Seal of Approval for Accurate Science.
"If we crave some cosmic purpose, then let us find ourselves a worthy goal."
Carl Sagan (Pale Blue Dot, 1996)
Coming in 2026!
Thorn of Concordia
Seela Atherton had everything: status, wealth, and the political savvy to navigate Concordia’s elite circles. Then one small favor for an ex-lover changed everything. Now, two presidents are dead, interstellar war looms on the horizon, and Seela finds herself hunted by both the authorities and the real assassins.
Her only escape? Hide in plain sight as a lowly technician on a Concordian warship on its way to the war she helped start, forced to live among the very people she once dismissed. But as Seela learns to survive in the cutthroat, class-segregated world of the lower decks, she realizes that poverty can be deadlier than war, and that you don’t have to be a noble to be noble. Now, as she finally has the opportunity to unmask the conspirators and avert the bloodiest space battle of the war, she must find a way to alter the fact that, no matter which faction she helps win, the destitute members of her society always lose.
Thorn of Concordia is a hard-SF space opera featuring:
- Meticulous scientific world-building
- A morally complex protagonist forced to reinvent herself
- Political intrigue across multiple star systems
- Class divisions with deeply human consequences
- A bittersweet, earned conclusion that will linger long after the final page
A story about privilege, identity, and what it means to be noble in a society built to protect the powerful.
