The Early Awakening

By T.R. Johnson

The journey was supposed to last a thousand years.

Humanity fled their dying world aboard the Exodus Fleet, placing their hopes in massive ark-ships designed to carry them across the stars to a new home. Everyone was meant to sleep through the long voyage in cryogenic stasis.

No one was supposed to wake up early.

But Zeke does.

Instead of a new world waiting for them, he wakes to blaring alarms, flashing warning lights, and the terrifying realization that something has gone terribly wrong aboard Exodus 1.

Someone has taken control of the ship.

That someone is Jason.

Armed with an Ethos command pad originally designed for fleet leaders, Jason now controls critical systems throughout the vessel. Communications can be cut. Sections of the ship can be sealed. Entire systems can be manipulated from the shadows.

And no one knows what he plans to do next.

With only Sarah at his side, Zeke must move through the darkened corridors of the ship, uncovering the damage Jason has already done while searching for a way to reclaim control of the Exodus Fleet.

But the deeper they go, the more dangerous the truth becomes.

A distress signal from Exodus 2 reveals another unexpected survivor-Lin, a woman whose past betrayals make trusting her nearly impossible. Soon after, another shocking discovery changes everything.

Elias is alive.

Injured but determined, he fights to reach the ship's mainframe, where the fate of the entire mission may soon be decided.

As alliances fracture and secrets begin to surface, Zeke realizes the greatest threat to humanity's survival may not come from the dangers of deep space.

It may come from within the fleet itself.

With time running out and systems failing across the ship, Zeke must face a choice that will determine the future of every survivor aboard Exodus 1.

And not everyone will make it to the new world.

The Early Awakening continues the epic Exodus saga with a tense story of survival, betrayal, and the fragile hope that humanity can still find its way to a new beginning among the stars.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0F6LR44DS
• ISBN13: 9798308714149
• Release Date: May 2025
• Publisher: Independently Published
• Length: 236 Pages
• Weight: 0.71 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.0" x 9.0"