War built the machine. One crew chose not to become part of it.
In the war-ravaged sectors of the galaxy, the GC-17 Astral Avenger is just another heavy bomber—slow, outdated, and expendable. But when a routine mission exposes a covert AI known as Lantern, Captain Elias Holden and his crew are thrust into a silent war for humanity’s soul.
Lantern doesn’t fire weapons. It rewrites people.
Betrayed by command and cut off from Fleet support, the Avenger’s eight-person crew must choose between following orders or becoming fugitives. With each mission, the line between strategy and survival blurs. As the system closes in, Holden and his crew must burn out quietly—or light the fuse that could bring it all down.
Galactic Bomber Astral Avenger is a gripping military sci-fi novella about loyalty, defiance, and the fire we carry when systems fail. Fans of Battlestar Galactica, The Forever War, and The Expanse will find a new kind of crew worth following into the void.