by Jonathan Walson (Nightsaber47)
In a galaxy teetering on the brink of war, Gracie is just trying to stay hidden. As an Altrant—a genetically augmented human hunted for extermination by Earth’s Control and Compliance Bureau—her safest bet is hiding in plain sight as the XO of the heavy freighter Blue Six. What she didn't plan on was Kerry Vorcek. The ship's captain is rugged, fiercely loyal, and bears the traumatic, physical scars of a past spent as a slave to the ruthless Red Runner pirates. Against all biological odds, Gracie and Kerry forge an intense, mind-melding neural bond. But their sanctuary is shattered when Miriam Fokker, Kerry’s sadistic former owner, discovers he is alive. Kidnapped and hauled to a heavily fortified asteroid base to be used as bait, Kerry is out of time. Now, Gracie must shed her civilian disguise. Earth’s assassins are closing in, the pirate clans are mobilizing, and Gracie is about to show the galaxy exactly what a genetically engineered weapon will do to protect the man she loves.
No streak history
One state-enhanced oracle order, filtered by each list. Observed Royal Road ranks remain separate ground truth.
Rank updated 5 Oct 2026, 19:38 UTC
Entry forecast updated 5 Oct 2026, 19:38 UTC
Ranking model: rs-public-oracle-state-v1
Forecast model: rs-model-entry-v1
Chart history contains only this ranking model's runs; legacy points are not spliced in.
Coupled 14-day outlook
rs-joint-entry-copula-v1
Any eligible RS entry
6%
Two or more lists
3%
Likely threshold order: Sci-fi → Romance → Main.
Leading bundle: Sci-fi + Romance (3%).
Estimated from one fitted shared story path; category probabilities are not multiplied as if lists were independent.
Separate entry forecast; this probability does not enter the ranking score.
Overall Rising Stars Shadow RS rank
#3338 of 4,358 · 3288 below RS #50
By genre
beats 93% of similar stories
not enough data yet
beats 42% of similar stories
Mid-pack, room on both levers
Traffic and conversion both sit mid-field for a story this size. Growth here compounds from consistency: steady cadence feeds traffic, and a sharper hook lifts what each view is worth.
Benchmarks: 8,060 active Royal Road stories, percentiles within the 5–9 chapters band, cohort of 2026-07-02. Conversion is measured as followers gained per 1,000 views lifetime.
