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A December Chronicles Novella

Genre: Science Fiction | Psychological Thriller
Series: The Galatean Saga: December Chronicles 0I
Publication Date: 4 December 2025
Length: Novella (~35,000 words)

Synopsis

2253. On Surinam Station, the story of Commander Gordon Monihan is more than history—it is a legend. For apprentices Bindy and Bentley, the tale is a debate about glory and heroism. But the silent, watchful apprentice, Bem, hears something else in their Sergeant’s voice. He sees the cracks in the official narrative and understands what the others do not: the truth is far deadlier than the myth.

2203. For two decades, the Terran Alliance has fought the “Spacer” colonists of Galatea, convinced they are battling a monstrous, unfeeling hive-mind. To the Terrans, Spacers are not human; they are biological machines that must be destroyed.

The standing order is absolute: No Prisoners.

But when Lieutenant Lucian Aris captures the enemy commander alive, he breaks the sacred rule. He peels back the armor and finds not a monster, but a man.

Now, Monihan is trapped in a Terran cell, stripped of his connection to “The Verse”—the neural chorus that binds his people together. Plunged into a deafening, solitary silence that threatens to shatter his sanity, he becomes the prize specimen of Dr. Hayden, a xenopsychologist determined to dissect him to prove he has no soul.

Monihan faces a terrifying, no-win paradox:

• Prove his humanity: And face execution for war crimes. • Fail to prove it: And be vivisected as a piece of military hardware.

As the trial of the century begins, Lieutenant Aris must watch the “enemy” he saved face a system designed to break him. In a war built on lies, the most dangerous weapon of all is the truth.

The Spacer is the gripping, psychological entry point to the Galatean Saga. A tense military sci-fi novella perfect for fans of moral complexity and character-driven drama.

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🎧 Audiobook (Coming Early 2026)

Narrated by Daryl Branson
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What Readers Are Saying

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Goodreads Reviews

“There’s a lingering sense of unease that stays with you well after finishing.”

" It is thoughtful, disciplined science fiction that trusts the reader to sit with discomfort."

“Between the high level intensity of Adrian Tchaikovsky (Shards of Earth), and Iaim Banks (Culture), and Cixin Liu (Three Body) more like the easy fast reading of Martha Wells (Murderbot) or Hugh Howey (Molly Fryde) with a heart warming ending like Beck Chambers (Monk and Robot)”

About the December Chronicles

The Spacer is part of the December Chronicles, a companion series to the main Galatean Saga. These novellas explore critical moments and perspectives that shape the larger narrative of humanity’s transformation across generations.

The December Chronicles can be read standalone or as entry points into the broader Galatean universe.

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