Book 1 — The Blacks’ Mandate
When the Nexus Refugia Convoy crosses a silent stretch of space, something answers back.
Commander Aric Veylan, leader of the Blacks—an elite multi-species Sentinel unit—returns to the convoy expecting routine duty. Instead, he finds a fragile civilization on edge. Political factions sharpen their positions, artificial intelligence systems behave unpredictably, and an impossible signal begins to surface from the convoy’s outer corridor.
As ancient rhythms distort fleet systems and listening posts fall silent, Aric and his team are dispatched to investigate the first true breach in the colony’s defenses. What begins as a containment mission quickly unravels into something far more unsettling. The anomaly is not sabotage. Not system failure.
It is a listener—and it is learning to imitate thought itself.
Forced to operate in the shadows, the Blacks must navigate rising unrest, concealed agendas, and a threat woven directly into the convoy’s technological and psionic foundations. Each decision draws them closer to a truth the governing Concord is unwilling—or unable—to confront.
The Blacks’ Mandate opens The Nexus Refugia Chronicles with a slow-burn, high-stakes mystery where discovery becomes danger and unity fractures under pressure. The first echoes of an ancient intelligence ripple through the convoy, setting in motion a saga that will challenge the limits of control, identity, and survival.
If the pattern cannot be deciphered, it will spread—silently and relentlessly—until the convoy itself becomes the instrument.
About This Book
Series: The Nexus Refugia Chronicles
Volume: Book 1 of 10
Genre: Epic Science Fiction / Space Opera
Primary Themes: rogue A.I., alien species, political fracture, resonance collapse, existential threat, civilization’s destiny
Tone: Grounded, tense, and deliberately paced
Status: Part of a complete ten-book saga