Disclamer:
This story uses multiple POV (Young Adult Human, Alien War Veteran). It is a 50/50 Mix of YA Drama and Space Opera Sci-fi. The science fiction in the popular TV / Movie variety: not hard sci-fi per se, but with a balance of realism and fantastic elements.
Being a vanilla human in the twenty-third century is a drag. With no embedded biotech thanks to a rare allergic condition, Morgan Greenfield is somewhat of a social pariah. He's also just plain weird. Who drives a car with wheels, anyway?
All that becomes meaningless when a secret starship propulsion program goes wrong, and sends Morgan and a bunch of space tourists on an intergalactic adventure. What would you do if you found yourself stranded halfway across the galaxy, in the middle of an alien war? When the commander of the Maurian Empire hands you the keys to the most powerful StarFighter ever assembled, would you risk it all all to defend a planet you've never even set foot on?
The StarFighter Chronicles is an action-adventure sci-fi journey. It's written partially from a young human's perspective, and partially from the perspective of an alien warship commander. Awkward, angsty teen drama segues into the cold, harsh reality of life-or-death in deep space. There are also ship fights...lots and lots of ship fights.