Echoes of Gaia by Phil Conners

In the Empire, your fate is sealed by a test. Cheat—even by accident—and you’re done.

Aylen, a young aspiring Spacefleet officer, is branded a criminal and sold at auction. Just when he believes his life is over, he’s purchased by a strange, defiant order known as the Guild of Mother Nature.

But the Guild isn’t a sanctuary—it’s a rebellion wrapped in ritual. They worship a forgotten goddess named Lylia, now trapped in a dying machine. Their customs challenge everything Aylen thought he knew about status, obedience, and freedom.

As he’s drawn deeper into the Guild’s mysteries, Aylen begins to uncover secrets about his past—and Lylia’s—that the Empire would kill to keep buried. Something ancient stirs beneath the surface of this fractured world. Something sacred. Something dangerous.

If he survives, Aylen may learn he’s more than a slave.

Category: Science Fiction – Galactic Empire