Vanessa Leach 
Spiral Sands [EPUB ebook] 
Whispers of the Eternal Horizon

Under the crimson sun of a dying world, the Spiral Sands whisper secrets in a language forgotten by time.  These aren’t ordinary dunes, but shifting waves of silica, holding the key to a power that could save – or shatter – the galaxy. For generations, the nomadic Uruqi have guarded this power, their lives intertwined with the sands’ enigmatic rhythm.  But when battered starships, carrying refugees from Kryll-ravaged worlds, pierce Uruq’s atmospheric veil, the Uruqi’s isolation is shattered.
Ishari Var, the tribe’s cartographer, can read the sands, deciphering the ephemeral maps etched by the desert wind.  Among the refugees, Elara Vance, a pragmatic scientist, sees only a geological anomaly, while Jax Ryo, a hardened warrior, views the Uruqi’s mystical connection with suspicion. As the Kryll’s insatiable hunger turns towards Uruq, Ishari faces a terrible choice: protect her tribe’s ancient secrets or risk everything to help these desperate souls.
The sands themselves offer a tantalizing possibility – a power capable of forging a pathway through the stars, a web of consciousness connecting all living things.  But this power has a dark side, a destructive potential that whispers of cosmic storms.  As Ishari, Elara, and Jax embark on a perilous trek into the heart of the desert, ancient ruins rise from the sand, revealing a chilling prophecy: only by transcending their differences, by embracing a shared consciousness, can they unlock the sands’ true potential and create a sanctuary against the encroaching darkness.
Their journey becomes a desperate race against time, a crucible forging unlikely bonds amidst suspicion and fear.  Can they decipher the sands’ final message and harness its power before the Kryll arrive, intent on twisting this cosmic force into a weapon of domination? Or will the seductive whispers of the sands’ destructive potential consume them from within, leaving the galaxy vulnerable to the Kryll’s insatiable hunger?