Encrypted Truths
(2025)(The third book in the Dead Letter City Trilogy series)
A novel by Donald Beavers
Dive into a universe of high-stakes action, startling technology, and desperate survival in this gripping sci-fi thriller. Perfect for fans of The Expanse, Firefly, and edge-of-your-seat space opera with book three of the Dead Letter City Trilogy!
Escape was just the beginning.
When a violent impact and sudden darkness plunge the freighter Dust Devil into silence, analyst Elias Strand and battle-hardened Petra Juno know their stolen data cache is attracting the wrong kind of attention. Hunted by the ruthless Mandate and its shadowy Division 14, they possess information the galaxy’s ruthless powers would kill to keep buried: the horrifying truth of Project Chrysalis.
Forced into a desperate alliance with the enigmatic Serai and her impossibly advanced Concordat technology, Elias, Petra, and the Dust Devil's cynical captain, Jax Meridian, find themselves pawns in a shadow war they barely understand. Their refuge is fleeting, their allies potentially more dangerous than their enemies.
From the sterile, chillingly compliant colony of Haverton Ridge, where Petra's own brother has fallen victim to the insidious Nexus Integration, to the chaotic desperation of Sanctuary Station and the ghostly echoes of the ship-killing Traverse, the pursuit is relentless. Commander Kaelen of Division 14 is closing in, determined to reclaim the data and silence them forever.
But as they delve deeper, they uncover secrets even more dangerous than Chrysalis: a hidden backdoor into the Nexus network, a devastating counter-protocol codenamed Nightingale linked to Elias's own forgotten past, and an ancient station holding the key to galactic liberation… or annihilation.
Caught between clashing factions, armed with impossible technology, and facing betrayals from every side, Petra, Elias, and Jax must make desperate gambles in uncharted space. Can they expose the truth of Nexus before it enslaves the galaxy? Can they trust the Concordat's aid or Meridian's ancient power? And what price must they pay when the only path forward lies beyond the boundaries of known space?
THEY STOLE A SECRET THAT COULD ENSLAVE THE GALAXY.NOWHERE IS SAFE.
Genre: Science Fiction
Escape was just the beginning.
When a violent impact and sudden darkness plunge the freighter Dust Devil into silence, analyst Elias Strand and battle-hardened Petra Juno know their stolen data cache is attracting the wrong kind of attention. Hunted by the ruthless Mandate and its shadowy Division 14, they possess information the galaxy’s ruthless powers would kill to keep buried: the horrifying truth of Project Chrysalis.
Forced into a desperate alliance with the enigmatic Serai and her impossibly advanced Concordat technology, Elias, Petra, and the Dust Devil's cynical captain, Jax Meridian, find themselves pawns in a shadow war they barely understand. Their refuge is fleeting, their allies potentially more dangerous than their enemies.
From the sterile, chillingly compliant colony of Haverton Ridge, where Petra's own brother has fallen victim to the insidious Nexus Integration, to the chaotic desperation of Sanctuary Station and the ghostly echoes of the ship-killing Traverse, the pursuit is relentless. Commander Kaelen of Division 14 is closing in, determined to reclaim the data and silence them forever.
But as they delve deeper, they uncover secrets even more dangerous than Chrysalis: a hidden backdoor into the Nexus network, a devastating counter-protocol codenamed Nightingale linked to Elias's own forgotten past, and an ancient station holding the key to galactic liberation… or annihilation.
Caught between clashing factions, armed with impossible technology, and facing betrayals from every side, Petra, Elias, and Jax must make desperate gambles in uncharted space. Can they expose the truth of Nexus before it enslaves the galaxy? Can they trust the Concordat's aid or Meridian's ancient power? And what price must they pay when the only path forward lies beyond the boundaries of known space?
THEY STOLE A SECRET THAT COULD ENSLAVE THE GALAXY.NOWHERE IS SAFE.
Genre: Science Fiction
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