Crucible

In the thirtieth century, humanity must leave the Solar System to survive.Three ships depart on the first one-way interstellar migration in history, bound for a distant habitable world. But one of those ships carries something it shouldn’t. Hidden in the cryo-prison of the warship Parvus are one-hundred and eight Alter-humans — illegal living weapons from the War that a century ago left the Solar System in ruins. When the fleet reaches its destination, the new world proves to be nothing like what was promised. The planet was not empty. Follow: Alba Fauster, a UN.SY. Navy technician who has managed to keep her not-quite-human ancestry hidden until now, Adam Zweihander, a legendary Alter-human from the War who would have preferred to keep sleeping in ice, And the many other characters of Crucible as their new beginning descends into chaos. Crucible is a long-form science-fantasy novel told through multiple POVs.Slow burn — exploration — war — superpowers called Alloys.Weekly updates. Note: This novel uses AI assistance for Latin/Greek translations and for developing fictional languages.