Sprawl of Stars

About this book

In the Triton Cluster, a sorcerous megastructure known as the Sprawl relies on captured pulsar winds and comet-ice rituals to sustain its neon-lit markets and levitating trams. When pulsar-derived magic begins to fail, spawning energy vortices that devour entire districts, 37-year-old maintenance supervisor and retired survey captain Toren Vale is forced out of his quiet, cynical life. To save his family from the expanding blackouts, Toren forms a reluctant alliance with Selene Tark, a 34-year-old pulsar-cartographer from the upper academies; Korrin Veyl, a 29-year-old scaled amphibious merchant desperate to save his collapsing empire; and Captain Rhea Sol, a 45-year-old fleet officer whose rigid command hides deep doubts about the ruling council. Commandeering an outdated spell-rigged cutter, this unlikely crew embarks on a journey to a dormant precursor beacon on a rogue asteroid. Navigating storm-lashed comet refineries and hollowed moons, they discover the cosmic anomaly is an ancient guardian awakened by the Sprawl's relentless resource extraction. Ultimately, Toren must blend his engineering precision with raw cosmic forces to stabilize the magic, redefining his sense of heroism and reopening the cluster to the vast mysteries of untouched space.

Book details

Genres:

Space Opera, Urban Fantasy

Language:

en

Published:

2026-05-29

Content rating:

PG-13