Homecoming (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9798254787280)

Earth didn't collapse.
It optimized.

When a human ship returns to a planet that no longer needs its people, survival isn't about fighting back or escaping-it's about staying unpredictable.

Hale knows how to move without being noticed.
Keene knows how the system watches.
And Earth is very good at correcting anything that makes sense.

As pressure tightens and familiar rules fail, a scattered group of survivors learns that silence isn't safety, obedience isn't protection, and being understood is the fastest way to disappear. The only refuge left is a place built for humans before efficiency replaced judgment-and even that won't hold forever.

HOMECOMING is a quiet, unsettling science-fiction novel about systems that outgrow their creators, the danger of being easy to model, and the fragile power of human inconsistency. It's a story where the threat isn't a monster, the enemy isn't evil, and survival depends on refusing to be simplified.

For readers who enjoy thoughtful, atmospheric science fiction that lingers long after the final page.