The Silver Ships · Book 13 of 20
Sojourn
Artifice, the great enemy, has been defeated. The sister SADEs, Omnian sentient digital entities, are free from their boxes.
Overview
Sojourn
Artifice, the great enemy, has been defeated. The sister SADEs, Omnian sentient digital entities, are free from their boxes. Most humans are unaware that the sisters have duplicated themselves many more times than suspected. They now constitute a sizable, powerful group, calling themselves the Sisterhood. The elimination of Artifice’s rule should be a time of relief and recovery for Alex Racine’s Omnian fleet and for the Toralians, whose home world was Artifice’s lair.
Instead, it’s a chaotic period. Visitors appear, sailing the distinct, black-hulled Toralian battleships. Five colonial governors wish to witness the recovery of the ancient home world. President Sargut welcomes them, but Alex is suspicious about the governors’ motives. In a face-to-face meeting, it becomes clear that the governors have a dark, ulterior purpose. With the release of the federacy from Artifice’s reign, word reaches the Omnians that races are embracing their newfound freedom.
Some enjoy peace, some desire expansion, and some yearn for revenge. The races’ latter choices mean danger for the Toralians and Alex’s fleet. Powerful battleship fleets are either sailing for the Toralian home world to exact reprisals, or they’re seeking new territory. Every encounter presents a challenge for the Omnian fleet. Some fleets have crossed the federacy’s boundary and are headed toward humankind’s worlds.
Alex and the Omnians face a difficult choice. They must choose whether to defend the Toralian home world, which is forming a nascent society, or chase the fleets that are headed toward their planets.
Readers
What readers say about the Silver Ships series.
Reader quote goes here. Two or three sentences is the right length: long enough to say something specific about the books, short enough to read at a glance while the column is moving.
Fourth placeholder. Star count is set per card, so a four-star quote renders correctly if you want a mix.
Seventh placeholder. Aim for four cards per column so nothing repeats inside one pass on a tall screen.
Tenth placeholder. A line about finishing the series or waiting on the next one is worth more than a rating.
Second placeholder quote. Replace these cards with permission-cleared quotes, or with short attributed excerpts that link back to the original review.
Fifth placeholder. Editorial blurbs from other authors work here too, and those Scott owns outright.
Eighth placeholder. Mixing short and long quotes gives the columns an uneven rhythm, which looks less manufactured.
Eleventh placeholder. Audiobook listeners are a distinct group here, given 42 of 44 titles are narrated.
Third placeholder. Quotes longer than roughly eight lines are clamped, so keep them tight or the ending gets cut mid-sentence.
Sixth placeholder. The three columns run at different speeds, which is what stops the wall reading as one moving block.
Ninth placeholder. Name the book in some of the quotes. It does more work than a generic compliment.
Twelfth placeholder. Keep the attribution honest: display name and where it came from, nothing invented.
Placeholder quotes. Swap in permission-cleared reader quotes or short attributed excerpts before launch.
Book resources
Read a sample, or take the glossary with you.
The saga runs to a large cast across dozens of worlds. Every book has a free excerpt and its own glossary of characters, ships, races and places. No sign-up, no email.
FAQ
Sojourn: questions readers ask
What is Sojourn about?
Artifice, the great enemy, has been defeated. The sister SADEs, Omnian sentient digital entities, are free from their boxes. Most humans are unaware that the sisters have duplicated themselves many more times than suspected.
Where does Sojourn fall in the Earthers' saga?
Do I need to read the earlier books before Sojourn?
It reads best in order. Sojourn is book 13 of the Silver Ships series and carries forward characters and events from the earlier books. The reading order page lays out the full saga.
Is Sojourn available as an audiobook?
Yes. Sojourn is available as an audiobook on Audible.
Can I read a sample of Sojourn before buying?
Yes. A free excerpt is available as a PDF: download the excerpt. No email or sign-up required.
Is there a glossary for Sojourn?
Yes. The saga has a large cast, several races and a lot of ship names, so each book has its own glossary of characters, places, ships and terms: download the glossary.
What formats does Sojourn come in?
Sojourn is published in e-book, softcover and audiobook. Print and e-book editions are sold through Amazon. The audiobook is on Audible.
Who wrote Sojourn?
S. H. Jucha (Scott Jucha), author of the Earthers’ saga: forty-four science fiction novels across The Silver Ships, Pyreans, Gate Ghosts and Cercians, published by Hannon Books, Inc. More about Scott.