Archer 887

Archer 887 by Anna Schroeder introduces Arsaces Wood, a man whom both sides of a conflict wished had perished the day he halted a doomed rebellion. Critically injured, he is repaired and reluctantly rewarded. Now considered a traitor to his own kin and a reluctant hero of the ruling Caprician Empire, Arsaces commands a Sentient— the AI battleship Westerland—in the Caprician Imperial Navy.

Young and widowed, Evi Hyde is on the run from a political marriage forced upon her by her father, the emperor. Disguised as a civilian, she boards Westerland, eager to use Arsaces' infamous reputation to hide in plain sight.

The solar system's fragile peace is shattered when Caprice comes under attack from an unknown enemy wielding impossible technology and weapons, devastating the Caprician forces. Arsaces, Westerland, and Evi must band together in a desperate fight for survival before they are overwhelmed and destroyed.

However, amidst the chaos, Arsaces discovers that more than just aliens pose a threat. Those he trusts may have been hiding the truth about who and what he has become. The repairs made to his body have transformed him into something dark and destructive—a creature born of nightmares: a Gol.