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Mina's Star @minastaruniverse.bsky.social · 3d

Preview to the next audio chapter of Mina’s Star, a near-future epic about humanity’s reckoning following the end of mutually assured destruction.

Lucien rescued Jasmine Ng from a bombed out Latvian beach during Blue Judas. He raised her and taught her everything he knows. #BookSky #newauthor

At its heart, Mina’s Star is a near-future science fiction epic about the consequences of nuclear appeasement and the collapse of global deterrence. The story begins with a single spark that grows int...

Mina's Star @minastaruniverse.bsky.social · 4d

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Mina's Star @minastaruniverse.bsky.social · 4d

Welcome to the next book chapter of Mina’s Star. Kathryn Chambers doesn’t ask for permission. She makes the call. She believes America is strongest when it stands with allies, not alone, and she’ll fight anyone who forgets that.

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Mina's Star - Chapter 3 - Makar Moroz

Mina's Star @minastaruniverse.bsky.social · 5d

He rises to command an elite mercenary team fighting shadow wars from Europe to the Americas. As their missions blur the line between justice and survival, he learns that every victory carries a cost.

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Mina's Star @minastaruniverse.bsky.social · 5d

Welcome to the next chapter of Mina’s Star, a near-future epic about humanity’s reckoning after the collapse of the logic of mutually assured destruction. In this episode, Makar Moroz, as a boy, endures a brutal prison in occupied Estonia

At its heart, Mina’s Star is a near-future science fiction epic about the consequences of nuclear appeasement and the collapse of global deterrence. The story begins with a single spark that grows int...

Mina's Star @minastaruniverse.bsky.social · 7d

Want to know more about the Charter? Read about it through the lived experiences of the characters in my book.

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Mina's Star @minastaruniverse.bsky.social · 7d

Chapter 5 - Lina Barakat - Mina's Star

Mina's Star @minastaruniverse.bsky.social · 8d

Learn more about the Charter in Chapter 5

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Amman, Jordan2045 A memory floated above Amman. Long ago, the plateau was crowned with oaks and pistachios, green and abundant, and the people lived in peace. When disaster struck faraway lands, peopl...

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Mina's Star @minastaruniverse.bsky.social · 8d

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Mina's Star @minastaruniverse.bsky.social · 8d

Learn more about it in Chapter 5

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Chapter 5 - Lina Barakat - Mina's Star

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Mina's Star @minastaruniverse.bsky.social · 8d

Shared in every language, free to anyone who needs it. It sets a floor so no life falls below it. And when that floor rises, it lifts the world. Me, you, and everyone. Because every life is sovereign.

Mina's Star @minastaruniverse.bsky.social · 10d

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Chapter 5 - Lina Barakat - Mina's Star

Mina's Star @minastaruniverse.bsky.social · 10d

A haunted spy. A dying empire. A satellite no one was meant to see.
When an interrogation in Amsterdam spirals out of control, the hunt for truth ignites a new mission to exfiltrate a ghost before the sky falls.

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Mina's Star @minastaruniverse.bsky.social · 11d

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Mina's Star @minastaruniverse.bsky.social · 11d

Chapter 5 released Lina Barakat’s Charter redefines what governance means. Her chapter shows how moral freedom collides with power and how a system of peace begins to challenge the old world order.

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Chapter 4 - Lucien Vey - Mina's Star

Mina's Star @minastaruniverse.bsky.social · 12d

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Tuvalu Embassy, Singapore,Tuvalu Day2044 Each team member was disappointed in their own way. They gathered to choose a mask among the choices of absurd sequins and feathers against black-tie formality...

Mina's Star @minastaruniverse.bsky.social · 12d

Book Chapter 4 released. Feedback sincerely appreciated.

Secondary character? No way! Adewale Ajayi fought the Russians in Pokrovsk then Tallinn. Saved Makar and Lucien.

But most importantly he swore an oath of justice.

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Mina's Star @minastaruniverse.bsky.social · 12d

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Tuvalu Embassy, Singapore,Tuvalu Day2044 Each team member was disappointed in their own way. They gathered to choose a mask among the choices of absurd sequins and feathers against black-tie formality...

Mina's Star @minastaruniverse.bsky.social · 12d

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Mina's Star @minastaruniverse.bsky.social · 12d

A preview of Chapter 2 in Audio - Chih-Wei Lin is now available for feedback.

Your thoughts are greatly appreciated A ruthless strategist known for toppling giants, she’s seen as heir to the empire though the founder’s son has other thoughts.

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Mina's Star @minastaruniverse.bsky.social · 14d

Chapter 2 - Chih-Wei Lin is now available for feedback. Your thoughts are greatly appreciated

A ruthless strategist known for toppling giants, she’s seen as heir to the empire though the founder’s son has other thoughts

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Mina's Star @minastaruniverse.bsky.social · 15d

Thank you! Really appreciate it. Feedback is always welcome.

Epigraph At its heart, this is a novel about the consequences of nuclear appeasement. Amsterdam, the Netherlands2043 The Mina’s Star clip blew up the threat matrix and new assignments hit before da...

Mina's Star @minastaruniverse.bsky.social · 15d

Mina's Star Chapter 1 is now available on Royal Road and Patreon. Really thankful for your thoughts on the book.

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Mina's Star @minastaruniverse.bsky.social · 15d

Just released the audio version of Mina's Star Prologue at:

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