A REMOTE WORLD. A PERILOUS QUEST. A DARING HEROINE. Six months after defeating the rebel alliance, Commander Hickory Lace and her team are back on the alien planet, Prosperine. The Sword of Connat-sèra-Haagar is missing and Hickory must find and return it to the temple in Avanaux. The quest takes Hickory to the rugged country of Erlach where she faces the fearsome Riv-Amok, then deep into the mountains where the rebel leader, Sequana, has overthrown the rightful king and is rallying the northern clans to war. Hickory must find a way to restore the king to his throne, and rescue the mysterious Teacher from Sequana’s dungeons. Only then can she hope to defeat Sequana and win back the Sword. Rise of the Erlachi is book 2 in the metaphysical fantasy adventure, The Prosperine Trilogy featuring commander Hickory Lace of the Alien Corps.