Protect the mission. Protect the girl. Protect each other. Only two are possible.
Hunter Asclepius and Cliff Ritter grew up on Argus-9 dreaming of the INF—the interstellar force that charts new worlds and keeps the lanes safe. For Cliff, enlistment means more than adventure; it’s a path to bring his fifteen-year-old brother out of foster care. For Hunter, a combat medic with a stubborn belief in people, it’s a chance to do real good among the stars.
Their chance comes fast: after a freight run turns deadly, the INF taps them for a hush-hush, two-man reconnaissance to an uncharted planet. Orders are simple on paper—stay invisible, survey the terrain, look for any trace of a missing research team, and return. What waits beyond the jump is anything but simple: a living world of wind and stone, a medieval civilization under strange pressures, and a feral, brilliant girl whose fate collides with their own.
Days alone in deep space strip them down to truth; on the ground, every choice cuts. Duty narrows. Secrets multiply. And somewhere between first contact and first betrayal, the bond they’ve buried for years catches fire.
Project Solaris is a queer space-opera romance about found family, hard promises, and the cost of doing the right thing when the rules say otherwise. Expect slow-burn to scorching heat, high-stakes adventure, moral gray zones, and a captain / protector who will walk through hell for his medic—and a medic who will make sure they both walk back out.
