Cosmic Sentinel: a SCANT few is a sprawling, character-driven speculative space opera that blends high-concept science fiction with a universe full of intrigue and opportunity—including aliens, politics, and even a hint of magic. At its core, it’s a story of survival, found-family bonds, and the strange alchemy of mischief, introspection, and humor that keeps the reader engrossed even as the characters face impossible odds.
Cyrus, an anxiety-ridden young man from Earth, finally builds the courage to leave his apartment—only to be abducted by an ancient, sentient starship. He wakes to find himself trapped alongside a ragtag group of Goblins—feral, foul-mouthed, and very much not from his world. And that’s just the beginning.
The ship, known as the Cosmic Sentinel, has only just awakened from thousands of years in forced dormancy. Its systems are failing, its memory fragmented, and its original crew long gone. But it hasn’t forgotten its most basic instinct: the will to survive. In a last-ditch effort to restore itself, the Sentinel releases the SCANT—a nanite-based enhancement system that permeates their bodies, enabling communication, rapid healing, and, in Cyrus’s case, something far more intimate: integration.
Cyrus discovers he can sync with the ship in ways no one else can. He becomes the pilot—but more than that, his own nervous system begins to serve as a parallel, yet fundamentally different, regulatory network for the vessel, forming a synchrony of machine and humanity.
With cosmic threats looming, food dwindling, and the line between mind and metal wearing thin, the crew must adapt or die. But survival isn’t just about repairs and recharging systems—it’s about trust, growth, and facing the ghosts that brought them here in the first place.
Fans of The Expanse, Mass Effect, or Dungeon Crawler Carl will find themselves at home in this sharp, emotional, and unexpectedly hilarious journey through the stars. Cosmic Sentinel: a SCANT few is Book One of a bold new series exploring what it means to belong in a universe without planetary boundaries. It’s about seeking one’s own truth—and forging a path untaken.