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Beyond the Light Wall: Tales of the UES Loss and its crew

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The war is over—but the scars are fresh. A brutal ten-year civil war has left humankind and Earth exhausted. Fintan, the only undefeated Captain of the war and a hero of the losing side, is offered a poisoned olive branch: command of the UES Loss, a patchwork starship cobbled together from the wreckage of fallen fleets. Her crew? A volatile mix of war-weary veterans, bitter enemies, and unwilling allies drawn from all sides of the conflict-winners, losers, and those who stayed neutral. Their mission: to venture beyond the Light Wall, a massive man-made wall of light shields that surround the solar system to protect it from the other occupants of the universe. It’s been a hundred years since the last Earth ship crossed the light wall, the only remembered boundary between known space and the forgotten. But what beings as a desperate bid for redemption soon becomes a pulse-pounding journey through uncharted galaxies, ancient alien ruins, cosmic threats, and long-buried secrets that could rewrite humanity’s place in the universe. Along the way, tensions simmer, loyalties are tested, and unexpected romances spark amidst the chaos. For Fintan and her crew, survival isn’t guaranteed-but the chance to shape a new future is. If they can learn to trust each other, they might just become the legends the galaxy never saw coming. (I will be posting this story on RoyalRoad.com)
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