Kidnap (Guy Erma and the Son of Empire #1)

Here is the first book in S A Melia's magnificent cycle of novels Guy Erma and the Son of Empire.
As a whole, this series comprises a genuine masterpiece of modern science fiction, bringing together the best the genre has to offer: savage blade-wielding space militias, vile cyborgs controlled by unknown enemies, secret telepaths and enigmatic shapeshifters with opaque motivations, planet-killing viruses, and ferocious interplanetary piracy. Fast action adventure from page one, transports you to a universe unlike any we have ever experienced. S A Melia's stunning series is a new and unique achievement of imaginative fiction.

BOOK 1. KIDNAP
Out of the devastation and smoke, the Battle Borgs of Dome were advancing towards him!
"I had a nightmare, mum... I really don't want to go!"
"It was cold. I was afraid. I could not get."
"It was only a dream. You have to go."
How long can a mother regret the last words to her son?
Teodor of Freyne is taken, he falls into the hands of the ruthless yet charismatic Chart Segat, a populist politician, he is also head of the crack space warriors: the Dome Elite.
Teodor's mother, Regent Sayginn of Freyne 2 will use every resource at her disposal: military might, security surveillance, battle cyborgs and insider intelligence to find her son. She will call on the Valvanchi, the telepathic shapeshifters alien to free him. The only question is can they get to the prince in time?
Meanwhile, in the shadow of the Dome, living a life of desperate poverty is another boy: Guy Erma. His only dream is to join the Dome Elite, and the only way he can do that is by doing whatever Chart Segat says.' Whatever he wants!
A tightly plotted thriller, Guy Erma and the Son of Empire is a complex space opera with a cracking science fiction storyline, told with verve and pace.