The Gods Forgot

When the gods die, only the journey home remains. Thirty years ago, Commander Ulysses Kairos destroyed Troy Station and brought down the Pantheon—the seven AI gods that governed human space. The lattice network collapsed. Civilization fractured. And Ulysses began the longest journey home in human history. A sci-fi retelling of Homer's Odyssey for fans of The Expanse, Ender's Game, and military science fiction. Through dying star systems and degraded faster-than-light routes, Ulysses leads his crew toward Ithaca Station—toward his wife Penelope, his son Telemachus, and the home he left behind to fight a war that destroyed everything. But the universe after the Fall is hostile. Automated war machines still hunt. Memory-editing stations offer escape from trauma. Fragmented god-code stalks him through the lattice. And his crew dies one by one—forty-nine souls sacrificed for one man's desperate need to reach home. What they'll face: ? Post-apocalyptic space opera in a universe without gods ? Hostile AI remnants of the fallen Pantheon seeking revenge ? Psychological warfare and the cost of survival ? Time dilation that ages loved ones decades while Ulysses ages only years ? Impossible choices between crew survival and the mission home ? Epic space battles in decaying stations and collapsing wormholes Meanwhile on Ithaca, Penelope waits. For thirty years, she's fought off rivals who want to claim the station. For thirty years, she's refused to believe her husband is dead. But time is running out, and she must finally choose: surrender to reality, or keep faith in a ghost. This is a story about: • Trauma and survival in the aftermath of war • The cost of homecoming when home no longer exists • Love tested by impossible distance and decades of separation • Leadership and sacrifice when every choice leads to death • Humanity's resilience when the systems that governed civilization fail The gods went silent. The lattice is dying. But Ulysses Kairos will come home—no matter how many die getting him there. Perfect for readers who love: hard science fiction with heart, character-driven space opera, military sci-fi with moral complexity, epic journeys through hostile space, AI apocalypse scenarios, Greek mythology retellings, stories about soldiers coming home from war, and explorations of PTSD and trauma in speculative fiction. Content notes: Contains violence, combat sequences, themes of war trauma and PTSD, character deaths, and morally complex decisions. A dark but ultimately hopeful exploration of what it means to survive and come home.