Kureai Atlas
First contact arrives at Earth, carrying refugees, hope, and the attention of an empire that doesn't forgive.
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Kureai Atlas
First contact isn't what humanity expected, and with it comes a question: what does freedom cost when an empire demands obedience?
When the desperate arrive seeking sanctuary, bringing the attention of a galactic empire, humanity must choose between survival and what makes us human.
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The people and beings who shape the Atlas
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Elias Grant
Aerospace Engineer
A aerospace engineer at NASA's Satellite Operations Center who first detects the Kureai Atlas anomaly. Struggling with his faith and a recent divorce, Elias becomes the unlikely bridge between humanity and alien refugees. His journey from doubt to purpose defines the series.
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Appears in: Book 1, Book 2
The Series
Two books. One impossible choice. Can consciousness choose freedom over certainty?
Kureai Atlas: Ascension
The Accord's response arrives, and the real war begins. Not for survival, but for the future of consciousness itself.
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What Readers Can Expect
Kureai Atlas explores what happens when an engineer losing his faith, a galactic empire enslaving consciousness, and alien refugees seeking sanctuary collide at Earth's doorstep. It's first contact as moral reckoning, where hope isn't naive optimism, but the choice to do what's right even when the cost is everything.
Expect: genetic shackles vs. free will • impossible stakes • Wardens learning to question • consciousness as contagion • cracks forming in an empire built on absolute control
Perfect for fans of The Expanse, Ancillary Justice, and Becky Chambers—space opera with philosophical depth and defiant hope.
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