First published 2024
Finn has never seen Earth. Born under the Crown Dominion's control in the Centauri Cluster, he knows only the oppressive reign of the Celestials, evolved descendants of humanity's first interstellar refugees. Forty millennia ago, massive ark ships carried survivors from a dying homeworld across thousands of light-years to this dense star cluster. The early arrivals became advanced beings who now rule through five great houses, forcing later human arrivals into servitude. Finn yearns for the freedom of open space beyond his constrained world. When a previously lost ark ship suddenly appears in Centauri space, he recognizes his opportunity. The arrival offers him a path to join the Travelers, heroes who venture into unexplored regions to secure humanity's future. For Finn, this represents more than escape from Celestial domination. It means embracing a destiny that connects him to humanity's greatest journey among the stars.
Genres: science-fiction, adventure, action, alternate-history
Vibes: fast-paced, suspenseful, thought-provoking
Tropes: chosen-one, fish-out-of-water, found-family
Setting: Centauri Cluster, Earth
Period: 40 Millennia Ago
928 pages · Hardcover · Pan Macmillan