The Warden from Shadows to Light Vol-1 - The Beginning
Hardcover
Publisher Price: $41.95
Publisher: Mathew Allan McCoy Jr.
Published: Jan 15 2026
Pages: 672
Weight: 2.34
Height: 1.44 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
The Warden: From Shadows to Light Vol 1
What if memory was a weapon-and forgetting was the greatest danger of all?
Step aboard The Warden, a starship drifting through the haunted silence of forgotten systems, where the past pulses beneath the hull and every signal is a question that refuses to die. When Captain Mat McCoy and a crew of survivors answer a mysterious, emotionally-charged transmission from a planet erased from the maps, they are drawn into a labyrinth of memory, myth, and cosmic reckoning.
Haunted by echoes of war and the scars of loss, Mat and his crew-scientists, soldiers, archivists, and outcasts-descend into a world where signals are alive, memories bleed into reality, and the line between human and machine, past and future, is dangerously thin. As they unravel the secrets of a sentient signal and confront the Consortium's campaign of erasure, they must decide what is worth remembering-and what must be left behind.
The Warden: From Shadows to Light is a sweeping, emotionally resonant space opera that blends the psychological depth of Annihilation with the mythic scope of Dune and the found-family heart of The Expanse. With lyrical prose, unforgettable characters, and a narrative that pulses with tension and wonder, this is a story about the gravity of memory, the cost of survival, and the power of stories to shape worlds.
Perfect for fans of:
Deep space mysteries and cosmic horror
Found family and ensemble casts
Philosophical science fiction and emotional resonance
Stories where the past is never truly past
Prepare to remember. Prepare to reckon. Prepare to echo.
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