Science-fiction novel
A selfless act, and the legend that followed.
After Earth's second chance, peace looks stable from the inside. Beyond the trade lanes, piracy is rising, alliances are brittle, and one man's instinct to step in becomes the spark that changes everything.
Status
Submitting to publishers
Series
Planned multi-book arc
For
Readers, reviewers, agents
The premise
Earth survives. The lanes do not forgive.
After the Yellowstone supervolcano brings civilisation to the brink, humanity is saved by the sudden arrival of the Nommo. Eighty years later, Earth thrives in an interplanetary age, but beyond TerraGuard’s reach the trade lanes are fraying.
Jake Maxwell is a tour guide turned freight pilot. When he breaks protocol to help strangers under attack, he becomes an accidental symbol, and the legend begins.
What to expect
A grounded future
Trade lanes, jump gates, and the quiet rules people follow to stay alive.
A personal cost
Heroism has consequences, and the fallout is not abstract.
Covert pressure
A hidden security layer pulls at threads the public never sees.
A series horizon
Book one stands on its own, but the wider threat is only beginning.
For publishers and reviewers: this site keeps the pitch clean now, and will expand later with character notes and series extras.
Why it works
A big canvas, told through one life.
A second chance for Earth
After a supervolcano nearly ends civilisation, first contact changes the trajectory of humanity.
The deep lanes
Freight corridors, hard protocols, and the quiet tension of life beyond the safe routes.
Piracy, unrest, and a hidden hand
As attacks grow bolder, a covert security layer starts pulling at threads the public never sees.
A legend is coined
One selfless decision puts Jake Maxwell on the wrong lips, and the name begins to stick.
Tone
Close, grounded, and human. The spectacle is there, but it never replaces consequence.
Series plan
Book one delivers a complete arc, then opens the door to a wider threat.
Audience
Readers who like character-led science fiction with politics, trade lanes, and hard choices.
About the author
Vincent Le Gallez
Vincent grew up in Guernsey in the Channel Islands, where dark skies and clear nights spent staring at the stars sparked a lifelong fascination with other worlds.
Starchaser is his debut novel. He is currently submitting to publishers.
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