Universal Warrior: Before Red Morning(First Edition)

Universal Warrior: Before Red Morning (ISBN 9781476154596, Smashwords) is the first book in the Universal Warrior saga, taking place at various times before the war officially began between Heaven and Hell.

In a series of four short stories, key events are detailed in the lives of the Atherean Defenders before they came to be.

In The Rescue, Reginald St. Morias attempts to save his sister, Cala, from being exiled to the Southern Lands. In doing so, he crosses paths with the Heimdall and a bounty hunter from the Southern Lands. After a tragic occurence, Reginald finds himself indebted to Yang.

In Into The Storm, Jayden Zeneca attempts to aid in old friend as she prepares to return to Mount Olympus with precious cargo. They are intercepted in the middle of their journey by old adversaries Jayden thought dead, and ends up in a fight for his life over the Atherean. After narrowly escaping with his life, he is made the offer of a lifetime by Zeus.

In Alpha Radiant, Angelica St. Mihr, one of Heaven's most respected escorts, makes a life-altering decision that will force her to give up the profession and estrange her from her family. Before she can see the decision through, a horrific attack occurs that leaves Angelica no choice but to fight for her life. At the end of the conflagration she is given a final charge; to watch over and protect the newly ascended Lihua Fan.

In The Newborne, Lihua Fan is seventeen and on the run for her life. She and her companion, Ai, have managed to find shelter in a hidden village, and she manages to give birth to a daughter before her pursuers track her down. Knowing that her former master will stop at nothing to retrieve the baby, Lihua makes a desperate last stand against her tormentors and battles for her daughter in the last moments of her life.

As of December 2012, Universal Warrior: Before Red Morning had been downloaded three hundred and thirty times, liked thirty-two times on Facebook, and received two five-star reviews. It is the first published work author Avery K. Tingle and remains available, free of charge, for all e-reading devices.

A follow-up and revision, entitled Universal Warrior: Before Red Morning [SOUTHERN LANDS EDITION] is slated for release in the first quarter of 2013. In addition to another story, the existing stories will be revised and the formatting corrected. It is also intended to be part of a package deal for those who financially back the Atherean Defenders release.