Alaska Descending: Book 2 of The United Terran Federation

Captain Ragnar Chamberlain lives by clinical precision. It's the only way to outrun the phantom ache of his scars and the crushing weight of his father's military disgrace. But when the fleet crosses the threshold of the Valhalla Veil, precision becomes his greatest liability. Trapped in absolute silence behind a nebula's shroud, the U.S.S. Alaska is no longer just a ship--it's a ghost in a graveyard of Terran technology. The Kentrax have evolved, turning the Federation's own machines into weapons of biological possession. When the grid collapses and communication lines die, Ragnar is forced to confront a terrifying truth: a commander without heart is just a machine waiting to break. With life support failing across the fleet, Ragnar must decide between the tactical efficiency that defined his life and the erratic, soulful connection of the Alaska's Zero-Point Core. As the Kentrax pulse isolates them, the only way out is to stop managing and start leading. But in a war where the enemy mimics your every move, trust is a vulnerability that could either save the Federation or finish what his father started. Alaska Descending is the pulse-pounding conclusion to the United Terran Federation duology. Will Ragnar embrace the soul of his ship, or will he drift into the silent tomb of the nebula?