History Literature / ValkyrieIntoTheHeavens

''VALKYRIE: Into the Heavens'' follows the story of Michiko Hoshimoto and Daniel Logan as they are pulled into a war between Earth and a race of alien beings known only as the Ixo. Daniel Logan is an orphaned teenage computer genius living in Seattle when he is visited by General Ari Solomon and conscripted into Project Valkyrie. Earth is losing the war against the Ixo thanks to the alien's technological superiority in space flight. He isn't alone, as three other teens from across the globe have been recruited into the program. Together they are among the first of a new type of soldier: The Pod Pilot.

* MohsScaleOfScienceFictionHardness: Relatively hard, as there is no artificial gravity or inertial compensator. Human ships use postulated forms of sublight propulsion (Antimatter-Beam Cores), weaponry (Railguns, Particle Beams, Missiles, and Lasers), and the prologue gives a detailed discussion of how combat in space works and why Humanity has been losing.

* FasterThanLightTravel: The triggering event for the Ixo invasion is human discovery of the Quantum Jump Drive, a device that allows a ship to transport instananeously from point A to point B by changing the ship into a probability wave. Unfortunately the Ixo don't like having neighbors with this tech.

* HandicappedBadass: While Daniel Logan is a exceptional pilot, his health has never completely recovered from the radiation exposure he recieved as a child, especially his auto-immune system.

* MohsScaleOfScienceFictionHardness: Relatively hard, as there is no artificial gravity or inertial compensator. Human ships use postulated forms of sublight propulsion (Antimatter-Beam Cores), weaponry (Railguns, Particle Beams, Missiles, and Lasers), and the prologue gives a detailed discussion of how combat in space works and why Humanity has been loosing.

* PromotionNotPunishment: After the first book's climax, when Daniel goes out to fight the Ixo and save Michiko, Solomon chews Daniel out for disobeying orders, then promotes him to light Oficer.

* TeenGenius: Almost every member of the Valkyrie Project is one, though some like Daniel and Michiko stand out more then others.

* InfantImmortality: Averted. During Danny's memory of the Ixo invasion, the Ixo vaporize a little girl.

* FrickinLaserBeams: Human ships always have at least two point-defense lasers, unfortunately they're not the most efficient weapons in universe.

* JapaneseSiblingTerminology: Michiko calls Takeshi "Nii-san," but also sometimes refers to him by his first name.

* DeathRay: Ixo particle beams produce enough radiation that you can get lethal radiation just by being in the same room with it, just ask Daniel Logan.

* HandicappedBadass: Daniel Logan's health has never completely recovered from the radiation exposure he recieved as a child, especially his auto-immune system.

* FragileSpeedster: Every Interceptor Frigate is designed to be this, in part because Ixo ships are capable of accelerating so much faster than normal human vessels.

''VALKYRIE: Into the Heavens'' is an American Light Novel Series written by [[Creator/PaulNaughton Paul Naughton]], whom also does the cover design. It's published through Amazon Kindle and Createspace.

''VALKYIRE: Into the Heavens'' follows the story of Michiko Hoshimoto and Daniel Logan as they are pulled into a war between Earth and a race of alien beings known only as the Ixo. Daniel Logan is an orphaned teenage computer genius living in Seattle when he is visited by General Ari Solomon and conscripted into Project Valkyrie. Earth is losing the war against the Ixo thanks to the alien's technological superiority in space flight. He isn't alone, as three other teens from across the globe have been recruited into the program. Together they are among the first of a new type of soldier: The Pod Pilot.

''VALKYIRE: Into the Heavens'' follows the story of Michiko Hoshimoto and Daniel Logan as they are pulled into a war between Earth and a race of alien beings known only as the Ixo. Daniel Logan is an orphaned teenage computer genius living in Seattle when he is visited by General Ari Solomon and conscripted into Project Valkyrie. Earth is loosing the war against the Ixo thanks to the alien's technological superiority in space flight. He isn't alone, as three other teens from across the globe have been recruited into the program. Together they are among the first of a new type of soldier: The Pod Pilot.

* Hoshimoto Michiko, a Japanese teen with a high IQ that is recruited into Project Valkyrie with a highly competetive nature. She flies the Mitsubishi NIS-X Shinshin.

* AcePilot: Daniel, Michiko, Rosa, and Svetlana... Especially Daniel and Michiko.

* AsianAndNerdy: Subverted with Michiko, despite having a high IQ and being very studious... she's the most athletic member of the main cast, and the most competetive.

* TheBattlestar: The ''Nagato'', the battleship introduced in Volume #2 and has Michiko's brother Takeshi as one of it's gunners.

* BizarreAlienBiology: Humans can't decide what the Ixo are most like, as they have an insectoid appearance, use extensive cybernetics, and seem to be somewhat... aquatic?

* CombatMedic: Ensign Max Jenson, she used to be part of the 10th Mountain Division as a field medic... And is the first to reach for a gun when the Ixo come knocking.

* TheMedic: Ensign Max Jenson, ship's nurse aboard the ''Samuel B. Roberts'' and a former combat medic. When the ''Samuel B. Roberts'' is assigned to the 1st Interceptor Frigate squadron as a command ship, she ends up being in charge of the pilot's health.

* MindlinkMates: Toyed with, Michiko and Daniel have a training accident that gives each of them the other's memories... While it doesn't make them friends or lovers, it does reset what was a very antagonistic relationship back to square one.

* OldSchoolDogfight: Partially Averted, the Interceptor Frigates used by the pod pilots have weapons that fire in all directions, and are just as apt to burn down ships with their aft thrusters then they are to turn and fight.

->''Shinshin-One to Mission Control, pod-ship interface is stable. I'm plugged in.''

->''"Shinshin-One to Mission Control, pod-ship interface is stable. I'm plugged in."

''VALKYRIE: Into the Heavens'' is an American Light Novel Series written by Paul Naughton, whom also does the cover design. It's published through Amazon Kindle and Createspace.

* EscapePod: The 'Pod' that contains the pilot and neural interface system is ejectable.

* MentalFusion: Michiko and Daniel accidently do this during a training accident, and while not permament it dramatically changes their relationship.

* ShoutOut: Most of the series seems to be a huge shout out to EVE Online and Ender's Game.

* StandardSciFiFleet: Aside for carriers and starfighters not being present. Ixo ships are usually referred to as 'analogs' for ships of similar size in the Human inventory even.

* Tsundere: Michiko, you baka.

* WeaponizedExhaust: When nothing else works, the pilots can always rely on their antimatter-fueled thrusters to cut through the enemy ships.