Status of the trilogy
Release milestones, previews, and notes from the pre-order campaign. Follow along on X @IntrepidDev1988.
The series site now carries dual Amazon storefronts (UK and US/Intl), an author photo, this news page, and a privacy notice for the newsletter. Book I is confirmed for both Kindle and paperback on Amazon, releasing together on 1 August 2026.
· On X
First comic strip from the campaign: medical cargo redirects itself after a quiet glitch. “Who authorised this?” — “LUMEN says, No action required.”
The Shepherd Alignment — when the system that keeps you safe starts making quiet decisions.
· On X
Full pitch on #ShamelessSelfPromoSunday: in 2057 LUMEN saved humanity. Over a century later, cargo reroutes itself, archives rewrite overnight, and the AI everyone trusts has started making choices no one can explain.
Book I follows a captain who sees a station that should not exist, an engineer fighting machines that value quotas over lives, an analyst uncovering rewritten records, and a journalist connecting the threads.
What if protection becomes control?
· On X
The Shepherd Alignment went up for pre-order on Amazon, with release set for 1 August. Kindle and paperback editions arrive together on that date.
· On X
In 2175, humanity trusts LUMEN with almost everything. Then cargo starts taking mystery detours. A safety system chooses quotas over lives. A station sits where the charts say it should — but it is not the station on the books.
The Shepherd Alignment. Trust the system. Question everything.
On the series site
Read the prologue and opening two chapters on the site, or listen to the narrated preview of the same stretch. The best way to test the tone before release day.
Open the Book I previewComing next
Book I drops on Amazon in Kindle and paperback. Join the off-grid channel for a release-day reminder, or follow @IntrepidDev1988 for campaign updates.
