The Gideon Vortex: A Realm War Novel

by Rick Campbell

The Realm War has begun. The Coalition’s greatest advantage is about to become its greatest weakness.

After surviving the Imperial Fleet’s attempt to hunt her down, seventeen-year-old Nola arrives at a hidden Nexus domus, where the mother she never knew awaits her, along with the truth about the bloodline that made her a target. As her talent awakens—the power to steal heat from the world around her—the Nexi believe she may be the only one capable of opposing Tarik, the Empire’s flame-wielding enforcer.

But the Empire has already seized the initiative, implementing its plan to crush the Coalition rebellion. While Imperial fleets strike the tyranium worlds that fuel the Coalition’s weapons, a darker plan unfolds in seize Gideon, the hyper-jump hole that gives the Coalition its greatest strategic advantage.

Amid the chaos, the Empress sends Tarik on his most dangerous mission yet, deep into the heart of a Nexus stronghold. His

Capture Nola alive.

With a classic science-fiction feel and worldbuilding, Rick Campbell delivers the next installment in the Nexus House series. Blending political intrigue, high-stakes conflict, and thought-provoking futurism, this epic adventure will captivate fans of Frank Herbert and James S. A. Corey alike.

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Praise for the Nexus House

“…a new far-future, military sci-fi series...”—Library Journal

“…a testament to mankind's determination to triumph against all odds.” —Chris Pourteau, bestselling author of the award-winning SynCorp Saga

“If you’re a fan of epic sci-fi, Campbell will not disappoint.” —Raquel Byrnes, author of The Memory Bank

285 pages, Kindle Edition

Expected publication March 2, 2027

About the author

Rick Campbell was the director of Anhinga Press for twenty years and is the founding director of the Florida Literary Arts Coalition and its Other Words Conference. He teaches in the Sierra Nevada College low residency MFA program and also teaches English at Florida A&M University in Tallahassee, Florida.

He has won a Pushcart prize, an NEA fellowship in poetry, and two poetry fellowships from the Florida Arts Council. Poems and essays have appeared in The Georgia Review, The Florida Review, Prairie Schooner, Fourth River, Kestrel, Puerto Del Sol, New Madrid and other journals.

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For the Trident series author, see Rick Campbell.