Commander Redd Barnes faces ruthless scrutiny after an assassination rocks Martian diplomacy. As neural scans reveal a dangerous link to the insidious Choir signal, loyalties blur and protocols crumble. In a battle for truth and control, Barnes must resist becoming a pawn in a war that invades the mind itself.

Descending into Mars’ dust-choked canyons, Commander Redd Barnes and his crew confront simmering political tensions, deadly secrets, and a shadowy threat lurking beneath the surface—one that could change the fate of the solar system forever.

New transfer Midshipman Asher Cody lands aboard the Solar Saber, bringing attitude, inexperience—and a surprising immunity to the Tyranex’s terrifying Choir technology. As psychic sonic attacks escalate near Neptune’s orbit, Redd Barnes must trust this moody Pluto native to pilot them through deadly resonance waves. But in a war where mind and machine collide, immunity might be the galaxy’s most dangerous secret.

Back aboard the Solar Saber at Saturn’s Ringwatch Theta-Aleph, Commander Redd Barnes faces a new battle—this time, against unseen psychic forces and the skepticism of his own superiors. Haunted by the eerie “Choir” signal embedded deep in his mind, Redd struggles to hold onto his sanity while a trusted ally crosses the line into dangerous obsession.

Commander Redd Barnes investigates a derelict station on the edge of Neptune’s orbit, only to uncover eerie psychotronic warfare and deadly Tyranex drones lurking in the shadows. As reality twists and haunting voices echo, Redd must retrieve vital Resistance intelligence — and survive long enough to warn the galaxy what Queen Tyranica is truly capable of. Welcome to a new frontier where battles are fought not just with weapons, but with the mind itself.

Something went wrong out past Neptune.
Before the war. Before the Choir.
There was Sedna.

This Shadow File is classified testimony from the Solar System Ranger Corps—now declassified. What happened on Sedna was never meant to be public. But the truth has a way of drifting in from the dark.

Prologue to "Ranger Barnes: Defender of the Solar Rim!!!"

A promo and coming attraction for the upcoming podcast series getting set to debut later this year.