The Zylaris Files

In 2187, Earth fell. The Zylaris, an alien race with unmatched technology, took control, and humanity learned the hard way what it meant to live under a conqueror’s rule. In time, and not without struggle, humanity settled into a world that was no longer built entirely for them.

Julie Leclair, human and sixteen, serves one of the grandest Zylari families in New Paris, where wealth flows freely, and gratitude somewhat less so. Her days follow a measured pattern—clean, bow, repeat—until she crosses paths with Kitturian, a Zylari detective with a reputation for solving the unsolvable.

Kitturian does the unexpected: he asks Julie to be his full-time assistant.Swapping household chores for the excitement of investigation, Julie hones new skills under Kitturian’s watchful eye and discovers a world far beyond her old routines.