Planatae
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  • Reads 2,474
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  • Parts 43
  • Time 7h 35m
Complete, First published Dec 19, 2023
In the empty, cold expanse of the Home Galaxy, life needs a cradle, a planet to spark it into existence. 

Given the right conditions, it can become something incredible - something self aware. And when that happens, the planet that helped it along might just take notice...

Planatae are mysterious, sentient planets that are sustained by the collective consciousness of the people who inhabit it.  In exchange for the chance to think and feel, these planets bestow upon their inhabitants a Factor - a particular ability that aids adaptation in a specific environment. 

Ricardia Yigera is on the run; more willing to carve out a life in the darkness of Onyx Station then return to the comfort of home for a terrible crime she's committed. Trapped by her guilty conscious, she's unsure of what to do - and how to make amends. 

Jasper Drift thought he'd finally found tranquility, hidden away in paradise - until his military past comes back to catch him - and the extremly valuable asset he's been keeping hidden for years. 

Lukas Adamas is the son of one of space's most prestigious scientists, a woman hell-bent on unlocking the secrets of the Planatae. Ambitious and determined, Lukas wants to follow in her footsteps. But when his mother hears a rumor, one that has the potential to change everything they understand about the Planatae, Lukas is dragged along into a web of conspiracy and responcibility he may not have been fully prepared for. 

Amidst clashing galactic empires and the enigmatic workings of the Planetae, these three will find themselves wrapped up in a conspiracy that none of them asked for.
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