“Well written and completely immersive, readers hungry for intelligent, large-scale science fiction will devour this book.” – Readers’ Favorite
“A fast-paced, character-driven space opera that outlines a vast but mysterious universe.” – IndieReader
“A compellingly crafted space opera that offers some exciting ideas and thrillingly depicted starship battles …” – Jeff Somers author of the Avery Cates series
“There are sci-fi books which you read 20 pages and realize the author has built an entire galaxy? Yeah, this is one of those books.” – Mr. Book Review
A 200-year blockade denies humanity the stars. Only an interstellar conspiracy can win them back.
When the mysterious Saar Commonwealth summons Earth on a diplomatic mission to a hostile alien world, the objective is clear: keep the peace. But the delegation is a powder keg of spies, fugitives, and politicians with hidden agendas—all one misstep from disaster.
If diplomacy fails, Lieutenant Jake Dawes will be the one to fight.
A cybernetically enhanced soldier and elite drone commander, he’s no stranger to violence. But something is bleeding through his systems—fractured visions, distant whispers, and memories that shouldn’t exist. His combat AI is the main suspect, but Dawes isn’t so sure. Because if the visions are real, the first shots of this war were fired an eternity ago.
As tensions spiral toward open conflict, Dawes must decide what’s real, who to trust, and whether the enemy he’s been sent to fight … is already inside him.
If he’s right, the mission was never meant to succeed.
Perfect for fans of The Expanse, Dune, and The Forever War.
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