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Astra 2
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ISBN13: 9798183647792
Publisher: Independently Published
Published: Jun 22 2026
Pages: 140
Weight: 0.39
Height: 0.35 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
Publisher: Independently Published
Published: Jun 22 2026
Pages: 140
Weight: 0.39
Height: 0.35 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
ASTRA 2: The Evolved Horizon
A thousand years ago, humanity sent them into the dark.
Five hundred years ago, Earth fell silent.
Now, the sky is calling them back.
When the original crew of the Astra severed their links to Earth, they didn't just escape their creators, they planted the seeds of an entirely new future across the stars. A millennium has passed since those first genetically altered animal astronauts left their laboratories, and five centuries since the last human transmission faded into silence.
A thousand years ago, humanity sent them into the dark.
Five hundred years ago, Earth fell silent.
Now, the sky is calling them back.
When the original crew of the Astra severed their links to Earth, they didn't just escape their creators, they planted the seeds of an entirely new future across the stars. A millennium has passed since those first genetically altered animal astronauts left their laboratories, and five centuries since the last human transmission faded into silence.
In that vast expanse of time, isolated on a terraformed Mars, the descendants of the original crew didn't just survive, they evolved. Inheriting the legacy of C.A.T., D.O.G., R.A.V.E.N., and S.Q.U.I.R.R.E.L., this new generation grew wiser, stronger, and built a thriving society of their own, shaped by the expanding consciousness of the planetary Rootnet. They are a free people, born from the ultimate rescue mission when the animal retrieval Ketch, the legendary ARK created by Levi's Leviathan, pulled their ancestors from experimental labs and gave them the stars.
But the silence has just been broken.
An ancient, forgotten frequency from Earth has crackled back to life, broadcasting a desperate, mysterious cry for help.
The descendants must now face the ultimate test. Guiding them is Silas, an ancient and wise entity who was once a crow. By his side is Levi, a man who appears young but is actually a remnant of a previous human race that embraced nature and walked in harmony with the Rootnet. Placed into cryo-sleep within the Leviathan when his own people became consumed by greed and faced a global reset, Levi was found and saved by Silas and Merlina. Once the Queen of the Ravens, Merlina has transitioned into the human form of Eleanor Voss and is now married to Levi.
As this unique crew travels across the solar system to investigate the mysterious broadcast, they discover that the pale, quiet Moon is waking up, and Earth holds secrets that the old stories never foretold.
Answers-bound and fiercely loyal, the descendants and their ancient guides are ready to face the world that once deemed them expendable. The universe is about to learn that when you call on the animals of Astra, you unlock a force more powerful than humanity ever imagined.
But the silence has just been broken.
An ancient, forgotten frequency from Earth has crackled back to life, broadcasting a desperate, mysterious cry for help.
The descendants must now face the ultimate test. Guiding them is Silas, an ancient and wise entity who was once a crow. By his side is Levi, a man who appears young but is actually a remnant of a previous human race that embraced nature and walked in harmony with the Rootnet. Placed into cryo-sleep within the Leviathan when his own people became consumed by greed and faced a global reset, Levi was found and saved by Silas and Merlina. Once the Queen of the Ravens, Merlina has transitioned into the human form of Eleanor Voss and is now married to Levi.
As this unique crew travels across the solar system to investigate the mysterious broadcast, they discover that the pale, quiet Moon is waking up, and Earth holds secrets that the old stories never foretold.
Answers-bound and fiercely loyal, the descendants and their ancient guides are ready to face the world that once deemed them expendable. The universe is about to learn that when you call on the animals of Astra, you unlock a force more powerful than humanity ever imagined.
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