{"product_id":"akhona-9-jay-haque-9798280429277","title":"Akhona-9: Shattered Veil","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Union holds the stars in silence. But something beneath that silence is waking.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eKryth Varos was once destined for brilliance-until the Guild cast him out. Now he scrapes by on the fringes of civilized space, a fixer taking jobs no one else wants. When his grandfather is murdered, Kryth uncovers a secret buried for centuries: a sentient ship, long forgotten, with memories the Union tried to erase. And a planet-long believed destroyed-that still lives.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTo honor his grandfather and stop history from repeating, Kryth must act-to save a world he's never known, for a cause he never chose, but one he can no longer ignore.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eVeloria Selyin, an Illyrian ecologist bound to her planet's living energy, the Ophex, can feel the weight of every life the Union has broken. She will act with courage in the face of fear-because this time, she won't stand by.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOthers join them: an Ophex-infused machine bound to Okaris, a smuggler with ties to the underworld, a man freed from oppression now working in its shadows, and a loyalist agent forced to question everything she was raised to believe. Together, they uncover a genocide long denied, a rebellion long extinguished-and a future that refuses to be silenced.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAs annihilation looms, they must rally fractured worlds and force the complicit to choose a side. A planet is at stake. Time is running out.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePerfect for fans of: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eThe Expanse\u003c\/i\u003e by James S. A. Corey\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eMass Effect\u003c\/i\u003e (Bioware Universe)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eFoundation\u003c\/i\u003e by Isaac Asimov\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eDune\u003c\/i\u003e by Frank Herbert\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eChildren of Time\u003c\/i\u003e by Adrian Tchaikovsky\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eThe Culture Series\u003c\/i\u003e by Iain M. Banks\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eHyperion\u003c\/i\u003e by Dan Simmons\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Jay Haque\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798280429277\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/22\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 344\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.01lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.77d","brand":"Jay Haque","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48066471297279,"sku":"9798280429277","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_eb0bd623-b370-4458-9ab5-743165df696d.jpg?v=1768678637","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/akhona-9-jay-haque-9798280429277","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}