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Cygnus Rising: Humanity Returns to Space


A Science Fiction Novel


Book 1 of the Cygnus Space Opera Series


Subgenres & Tropes:

  • Space Opera,
  • Colonization,
  • Military Science Fiction
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This book is for you if you're into...

  • Legacy-driven space adventures with high personal stakes
  • Exploration missions that turn into survival battles
  • Heroes forced to become warriors on distant worlds
Publisher Description

From the ashes of their past, Cygnus was rising.

Following in the footsteps of their forefathers, humanity returns to space to explore, learn what the galaxy has to offer, maybe even return to Earth.

Cain, the great-great-grandson of the ones who brought peace and free trade back to Planet Cygnus VII, finds himself challenged to live up to the deeds of his ancestors, driven to excel he joins the Space Exploration Service trying to earn a position on the latest deep space exploration vessel.

But space is a dangerous place, where the risks are great and the rewards fleeting.

Faced with the most difficult decisions, Cain finds himself trapped on a human-colonized world.

With hostile forces pressing in, Cain has no choice but to dig deep for lessons from his past, match wits with a ruthless enemy, and help his companions transition from being peaceful explorers to fierce fighters if they are to survive.

A journey to the far reaches of the galaxy, an exploration of their inner souls.

From space they came, to space they returned...

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