The Ocean Between Light and Darkness: An Emergent Universe: Book Four of Five

By Forest Woodes

Winner of the 2026 Gold Literary Titan Award. A complete 5-book binge-worthy epic.

The countdown has months left. The Harvesters are waking up. Shashi and Ravi were sent to a dead cluster of stars-twelve worlds that once held human life. The Invictus Colonies. A forgotten people who went rogue, forged an empire, and vanished without a trace. They found an empire of bones and ghosts. Empty cities taken by jungle. Skeletons at their posts. Ring gates-technology that could drop armies on Earth without firing a single shot. City worlds. Gigantic ships at the bottom of ocean worlds. The twins walked through tombs. They watched archived feeds of worlds burning. They learned what the Harvest actually looks like when it comes. Months-not years. The lights are on. The clocks are ticking. And somewhere in the dark, ancient ships are stirring. In an emergent universe, you adapt or you die.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0GGQZ48QM
• ISBN13: 9798243827539
• Release Date: January 2026
• Publisher: Independently Published
• Length: 244 Pages
• Weight: 0.73 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.0" x 9.0"