{"product_id":"the-chaos-e-m-thomben-9798289619198","title":"The Chaos: A Jack Harper prequel to the Broken Light Years Series","description":"\u003ci\u003eThe Chaos - A Jack Harper prequel to the Broken Light Years Series\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003eBy E.M. Thomben\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBefore Jack Harper flew into legend, he flew into hell.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOn the edge of Union-controlled space, veteran pilot Jack Harper is pulled into one last mission-a low-profile escort gig transporting a so-called \"science team\" to a lifeless moon in the Drift. No questions. No details. Just silence, sealed crates, and the wrong kind of people calling themselves civilians.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut the moon isn't dead. The team isn't scientific. And the mission is anything but clean.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen an ambush leaves half the convoy destroyed, Jack barely escapes with his life, his war-weary co-pilot, and Valkyrie-an AI with secrets buried as deep as the Union's classified ghost archives. What they've stumbled into isn't an op gone wrong-it's \u003ci\u003eProtocol Ember\u003c\/i\u003e, a scorched-earth cover-up wrapped around something ancient, intelligent, and alive.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAn entity that remembers.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHunted by Echo Fleet, betrayed by his own command, and pursued across hostile space by a signal that can infect machines-and minds-Jack must uncover the truth before the next system burns. Because this isn't just about survival.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt's about containment.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnd the Chaos isn't coming.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eIt's already here.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePerfect for fans of\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ci\u003eThe Expanse\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eMass Effect\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eBattlestar Galactica\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Chaos\u003c\/i\u003e is a breakneck sci-fi thriller packed with corrupted AIs, blacksite conspiracies, and desperate heroes caught in a war no one was meant to remember.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e E. M. Thomben\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798289619198\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/26\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 232\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.63lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.58d","brand":"E. M. Thomben","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":49169609130239,"sku":"9798289619198","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-chaos-e-m-thomben-9798289619198","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}