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Rocky Thompson

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R. J. Thompson is the award-winning author of Shadow of Helios, the first novel in the Solar Realms Saga and a Next Generation Indie Book Award winner. Drawing on more than two decades of military service and a lifelong interest in leadership, strategy, and the choices people make under pressure, Thompson writes character-driven science fiction that blends political intrigue, mystery, and high-stakes adventure. His stories explore loyalty, sacrifice, ambition, and the fragile line between protecting a civilization and controlling it. Constellations of Power, the second installment of the Solar Realms Saga, continues his exploration of humanity’s struggle for unity in a future where power is never without consequence.

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Constellations of Power

Constellations of Power

Book 2 of the Solar Realms Saga

  • Science Fiction
  • Thriller
  • Mystery

The Solar Realms are falling silent. When the SolarNet abruptly collapses and ancient Precursor gates awaken across the system, entire human colonies vanish without a trace of destruction. As panic spreads across interplanetary settlements, authoritarian opportunists exploit the chaos to seize absolute control under the guise of security. Commander Kaelen Voss and the Vanguard are dispatched to confront the unknown beyond the Obscura Gate. But when their lead systems analyst Mira Solane is pulled into an enigmatic alien consciousness, the crew realizes they are not fighting a standard military invasion. They face an incomprehensible intelligence testing the very nature of human meaning and persistence. With political conspiracy festering within their own high command, Kaelen and his allies must abandon traditional military dogma. To survive an existential pressure that predicts every centralized move, humanity must forge decentralized networks of mutual trust and radical resilience. Constellations of Power is a gripping, high-stakes space opera where the greatest weapon against total annihilation is our irreducible capacity for choice.