The Orytron Trilogy

The Orytron Trilogy is a series of young adult science fiction/action dystopian novels written by American teen novelist E. M. Rivera set on the fictional Planet Orytron. The trilogy consists of Orytron, Orytron: Elder Warrior, and Orytron: Planet Plague. A series of short stories is planned to depict the characters' lives in between and after the events of the main trilogy, and a separate series is being considered as a prequel series to explain the origins of the planet, though it hasn't been confirmed.The trilogy is set in the far future in a dystopian war setting. In the first book, the planet is said to be under attack by their neighboring planet, Daanemars, which is depicted as a power-hungry, purely evil planet that seeks a galaxy-sized takeover. The main character, Marilee Rowen, who lost her family the day of the first attack, joins the planet's military and seeks revenge for her family, as well as many unexplained parts of her past and herself. The events of the first installment set the plots for the other two books.

The trilogy is and will be translated to Spanish as Orytrón, Orytrón: Guerrero Mayor, and Orytrón: Plaga Planetaria.

Orytron
Main article: Orytron

The first main installment in the series tells the story of a 17-year old girl named Marilee Rowen, who is an orphan living in the fictional city of Choriston, Warpward. She leaves the orphanage and goes into the military to fight against the Daanemarians, the inhabitants of their neighboring planet who started an interplanetary war with their planet. They are responsible for the murders of Marilee's parents and older brother, which motivates her to avenge them in battle. She forms an initially hostile but later romantic relationship with one of her trainers, Connor Durell. However, multiple events occurring in her new life as a military trainee allow her to unlock secrets about herself and her past that she never knew before, and complete her true identity.

Orytron: Elder Warrior
Main article: Orytron: Elder Warrior

The second main installment in the series follows the events of the first novel a year later.

After ending the Daanemarian War, Marilee, Connor, and their other family are all official recruits of the Alliance, and are temporarily relieved of duty until the next conflict. Marilee, now 19, now leads a normal, independent life as an adult. After viewing a play with Connor based on the legend of the Elder Warrior, a mysterious force compels her to find out more about the extinct species. A visit to a museum leads her to have strange dreams and connections to an artifact that is unknowingly still radioactive after hundreds of years, and after making contact with the artifact, Marilee discovers she is the only Elder Warrior left on the planet. The recent discovery triggers a war within the planet.

Orytron: Planet Plague
Main article: Orytron: Planet Plague

The third and final main installment in the series takes place two years after the events of the second novel. Marilee, now 21 and engaged to Connor, is put in charge of guarding an important political event in the capital city of her country. During the event, a sudden and unexpected explosion takes place and kills many, including Connor. The new attackers are revealed to be invaders from planet Warplos, who are working with Orytronian terrorists to take over the planet after Daanemars failed to win. After the explosion, people all over the world are infected by a virus that awakens every type of deadly virus in existence. Marilee seeks to destroy their entire race and find the cure for the disease, but anger and revenge lead her to act recklessly.

Marilee Rowen
Main article: Marilee Rowen

Marilee is a 17-year old orphan girl who lives on Planet Orytron. She enters the military, called the Orytron Alliance, to fight against the Daanemarian Army, who initiated a war between their planets six years prior. She looks to avenge her parents and older brother, who were murdered in front of her the day the invasion started.

Connor Durell
Main article: Connor Durell

Connor is a 19-year old man who works in the Orytron Alliance as a trainer. He is initially very hostile towards Marilee due to a negative first impression they had when they first met, but during the events of the first book, the two end up falling in love. He comes from a broken family with abusive parents, and as a result, has an arrogant and racist way of being. He joined the Alliance at 15 to escape his parents.

Harold Sawyer
Main article: Harold Sawyer

Harold is a 24-year old trainer in the Orytron Alliance and the leader of Marilee's squadron. He is Marilee's older brother figure and Fiona Wicker's boyfriend. His younger sister, Claire, died on the first day of the invasion.

Fiona Wicker
Main article: Fiona Wicker

Fiona is a 22-year old trainer in the Orytron Alliance. She is Harold's girlfriend and becomes an older sister figure to Marilee and Lauren Penpowski. Both of her younger sisters died the day of the invasion and her parents are missing.

Lauren Penpowski
Main article: Lauren Penpowski

Lauren is a 16-year old girl that joins the same squadron as Marilee. She is her best friend and confidante. She is known to be shy and quiet, resulting in teasing from the other trainees. She lost her mother the day of the invasion.

Jeff Henderson
Main article: Jeff Henderson

Jeff is a 17-year old boy who joins Marilee's squadron and is also Lauren's childhood friend. He was orphaned as a baby and was partial to Lauren's family, seeing them as his family. He becomes Lauren's love interest throughout the first book.

Caleb Pewter
Main article: Orytron

Caleb is the leader of the Daanemarian Army and the one responsible for the war between Orytron and Daanemars. His purpose is to take over the planet and steal the power it holds within its' citizens in order to take over the rest of the galaxy.

Monica Pewter
Main article: Orytron

Monica is Caleb's wife and the co-leader of the Daanemarian Army. She seeks revenge on Connor, who is responsible for destroying an entire squadron of her forces, and later Marilee, who also destroys another squadron of hers. She has a hot temper and is easily provoked, which usually causes her to kill whoever angers her.

Ben Durell
Main article: Connor Durell

Ben is Connor's abusive father. He appears in traumatic flashbacks in the first book and is the main antagonist in the second book. He confronts both Connor and Marilee after the discovery of the latter's Elder Warrior cells, wanting to use her cells for world dominance of his terrorist group.

Gloria Durell
Main article: Connor Durell

Monica is Connor's formerly abusive mother. She also appears in flashbacks in the first book and is mentioned after leaving a note to Connor at the end of the book. She appears in the second book as a renewed woman seeking Connor's forgiveness, and the leader of a secret community of Golden Seeing Eyes, a rare type of Orytronian.

Saila Arwonny
Main article: Orytron: Elder Warrior

Saila is the head of one of Orytron's continents and the other main antagonist in the second book. She briefly appears as Marilee's mother's oldest friend at the end of the first book. In the second installment, she seeks to use Marilee's powers as a nuclear weapon for the next war.

Tanya Rowen
Main article: Marilee Rowen

Tanya is Marilee's deceased mother. She died the first day of the Daanemarian War to save her daughter from invaders. In the first book, she is revealed to be a dormant Seeing Eye, and in the second book, she is revealed to be the carrier of the dormant Elder Warrior cells Marilee inherited unknowingly.

Peter Rowen
Main article: Marilee Rowen

Peter is Marilee's deceased father. He was killed while fighting a Daanemarian soldier in order to protect his children. He used to be the Head Director of Genetic Division, a high position that put him in charge of different treatments towards different species, and the discoverer of Golden Seeing Eyes.

Kyle Rowen
Main article: Marilee Rowen

Kyle is Marilee's deceased older brother. He died at age 13 while distracting the Daanemarian soldier in order to let Marilee escape. In the first book, Marilee finds out that her brother erased her memories of her true identity to keep her safe.

Charity Wenobee
Main article: Charity Wenobee

Charity is a young Golden Seeing Eye girl who is rescued by Harold and Fiona from the Daanemarians. She aids the Alliance in taking down the Daanemarians using her advanced visions. She is initially returned to her family at the end of the first book, but her parents are killed in the second book, leading both her and her brother to be taken in by Harold and Fiona. They are later officially adopted by them and she plays a major part in the third book.

Chase Wenobee
Main article: Chase Wenobee

Chase is Charity's older brother. He appears briefly in the end of the first book and is identified as a character in the second and third books. He is Charity's only immediate family member and her protector.