John Shepard has only one truth left. That the cycle must be broken no matter the cost. The price will be more than anyone should have to bear but the prize is the future, for those he cares for and for all life in the galaxy.

Jacob Shepherd: Sole Survivor of a Thresher Maw attack on his camp, 1st human spectre, Saviour of the Citadel is killed when an unknown vessel destroys the SSV Normandy leaving his older sister Claire shepherd to live a normal life as she promised, but will everything change when he returns from the dead on a mission to stop the abduction of the human colonies.

Liara has a problem she's too embarrassed to share. Fortunately, someone has already noticed the young archaeologist's problem, and is willing to take action.

Thessia is lost and Liara is an emotional wreck. Only one person can pull her out of the mire of sadness and loss. Features Kaidan and Liara pairing, though other pairings are mentioned and referenced. Written for Aria's Afterlife January competition. Rated T for suggestive themes and language.

Even though the Collectors have been defeated Shepard and the crew of the Normandy aren't safe. An old enemy waits in the shadows, one armed with something far more dangerous than a gun: knowledge.

Mass Effect 2 novelization, the life of one spectre that's seen more than his share of the galaxy's dark side. If you've already died once the question becomes what's worth living for? It's the question that will have to be answered to save a galaxy.