{"product_id":"the-gods-forgot-ga-thompson-9798232622299","title":"The Gods Forgot","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhen the gods die, only the journey home remains.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThirty years ago, Commander Ulysses Kairos destroyed Troy Station and brought down the Pantheon-the seven AI gods that governed human space. The lattice network collapsed. Civilization fractured. And Ulysses began the longest journey home in human history.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA sci-fi retelling of Homer's Odyssey for fans of The Expanse, Ender's Game, and military science fiction.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThrough dying star systems and degraded faster-than-light routes, Ulysses leads his crew toward Ithaca Station-toward his wife Penelope, his son Telemachus, and the home he left behind to fight a war that destroyed everything.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut the universe after the Fall is hostile. Automated war machines still hunt. Memory-editing stations offer escape from trauma. Fragmented god-code stalks him through the lattice. And his crew dies one by one-forty-nine souls sacrificed for one man's desperate need to reach home.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhat they'll face: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e→ \u003cstrong\u003ePost-apocalyptic space opera\u003c\/strong\u003e in a universe without gods\u003cbr\u003e → \u003cstrong\u003eHostile AI remnants\u003c\/strong\u003e of the fallen Pantheon seeking revenge\u003cbr\u003e → \u003cstrong\u003ePsychological warfare\u003c\/strong\u003e and the cost of survival\u003cbr\u003e → \u003cstrong\u003eTime dilation\u003c\/strong\u003e that ages loved ones decades while Ulysses ages only years\u003cbr\u003e → \u003cstrong\u003eImpossible choices\u003c\/strong\u003e between crew survival and the mission home\u003cbr\u003e → \u003cstrong\u003eEpic space battles\u003c\/strong\u003e in decaying stations and collapsing wormholes\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMeanwhile on Ithaca, Penelope waits. For thirty years, she's fought off rivals who want to claim the station. For thirty years, she's refused to believe her husband is dead. But time is running out, and she must finally choose: surrender to reality, or keep faith in a ghost.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThis is a story about: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e- \u003cstrong\u003eTrauma and survival\u003c\/strong\u003e in the aftermath of war\u003cbr\u003e - \u003cstrong\u003eThe cost of homecoming\u003c\/strong\u003e when home no longer exists\u003cbr\u003e - \u003cstrong\u003eLove tested\u003c\/strong\u003e by impossible distance and decades of separation\u003cbr\u003e - \u003cstrong\u003eLeadership and sacrifice\u003c\/strong\u003e when every choice leads to death\u003cbr\u003e - \u003cstrong\u003eHumanity's resilience\u003c\/strong\u003e when the systems that governed civilization fail\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe gods went silent. The lattice is dying. But Ulysses Kairos will come home-no matter how many die getting him there.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePerfect for readers who love: \u003cstrong\u003ehard science fiction with heart, character-driven space opera, military sci-fi with moral complexity, epic journeys through hostile space, AI apocalypse scenarios, Greek mythology retellings, stories about soldiers coming home from war, and explorations of PTSD and trauma in speculative fiction.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eContent notes: \u003c\/strong\u003e Contains violence, combat sequences, themes of war trauma and PTSD, character deaths, and morally complex decisions. A dark but ultimately hopeful exploration of what it means to survive and come home.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Ga Thompson,G. Allen Thompson\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798232622299\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e G a Thompson\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/29\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 400\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.02lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.89d","brand":"Ga Thompson","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48997271929087,"sku":"9798232622299","price":22.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-gods-forgot-ga-thompson-9798232622299","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}