Severed Wake

Gaelin and the crew of the Erebus have made a habit of surviving. They've faced down armadas, Sharvix swarms, and more. Then the time came for Gaelin to play his trump card. He told the Scattered that he knew where Voidsmith's rift was, and more importantly, he held the key. In that moment, the Fold's sleepers woke up. Friends and loved ones turned and started killing at will. Gaelin ordered the retreat. With the Scattered in tow, the Erebus made the crazy push for the rift. That run nearly cost them everything. Sanctuary is left a shattered ring of rock, and the Erebus isn't much better. And yet, somewhere inside the small, gentle blue star at the rift's heart is Voidsmith. The ancient being has answers, and none of them are good. Every crystal star from Gaelin's vision is a prison, holding a being powerful enough to remake matter. The Fold will use those prisoners to peel the rift open and silence the Scattered for good. Gaelin has received plenty of bad news in his lifetime. But never from a star god. Voidsmith offers a way home, a road left by the forgotten people who built it. First, Gaelin must light the forge before the walls come down. Then punch through an empire built on