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Ascension: Negative Space Book 2: A Cozy Rock and Roll Space Opera
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Expected 28 Apr 26They found their rhythm. Now they have to survive the noise.
Negative Space has done the they escaped the gravity of their dead-end lives on Station 0-K. They have a ship, a growing fanbase, and enough velocity to outrun their past. But out in the black, the signal-to-noise ratio is getting messy.
Agent Sharpe is back, and she isn’t just watching from the sidelines anymore—she’s on the bus. The ASTERIS investigator has commandeered the Dust Devil for a deep-cover hunt against a ghost network of smugglers, swapping the band's road crew for federal agents and their flight plan for a tactical grid. Now, every gig is a sting operation, and every crate of merch might be evidence.
But the biggest threat to the band isn’t the law; it’s the math.
When their new AI manager calculates a 94% probability of the band breaking up if inter-crew romances ignite, Pilot Jax Hammet makes a desperate choice to protect the family by breaking his own heart. He pulls away from Sonica just when she needs him most, turning the cockpit into a cold war zone while the rest of the crew navigates a romance with the spies.
From the industrial grit of mining platforms to the high-society spires of the Core Systems, Negative Space must navigate sold-out shows, stolen cargo, and the friction of success.
Ascension turns the volume up to eleven. It’s a story about the cost of fame, the danger of secrets, and realizing that sometimes, the only safety manual you need is the person sitting next to you.
Negative Space has done the they escaped the gravity of their dead-end lives on Station 0-K. They have a ship, a growing fanbase, and enough velocity to outrun their past. But out in the black, the signal-to-noise ratio is getting messy.
Agent Sharpe is back, and she isn’t just watching from the sidelines anymore—she’s on the bus. The ASTERIS investigator has commandeered the Dust Devil for a deep-cover hunt against a ghost network of smugglers, swapping the band's road crew for federal agents and their flight plan for a tactical grid. Now, every gig is a sting operation, and every crate of merch might be evidence.
But the biggest threat to the band isn’t the law; it’s the math.
When their new AI manager calculates a 94% probability of the band breaking up if inter-crew romances ignite, Pilot Jax Hammet makes a desperate choice to protect the family by breaking his own heart. He pulls away from Sonica just when she needs him most, turning the cockpit into a cold war zone while the rest of the crew navigates a romance with the spies.
From the industrial grit of mining platforms to the high-society spires of the Core Systems, Negative Space must navigate sold-out shows, stolen cargo, and the friction of success.
Ascension turns the volume up to eleven. It’s a story about the cost of fame, the danger of secrets, and realizing that sometimes, the only safety manual you need is the person sitting next to you.
451 pages, Kindle Edition
Expected publication April 28, 2026
About the author
E. Wren Ferry
2 books1 followerE. Wren Ferry is a software engineer with the soul of a frontman. An accomplished singer and multi-instrumentalist, he treats prose like sheet music, ensuring every scene has the right tempo. He lives on the East Coast with a rotation of instruments (guitar, bass, sax), a dangerous waffle habit, and dogs who think they are in charge.
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