The Coalition Trilogy

Book One: The Cortex - Published 2012.

Book Two of the trilogy is almost complete, it's actually a prequel with no real character connection to Book One, but it is set within the same Galactic-wide society and uses the same mythology. It also goes deeper into the various indigenous species who have lost their independence with the rise of the human Alliance and the eventual foundation of the Coalition of Worlds. The one major link to book one is the presence of the transcendent First Race and their true motivations behind their creation of life.