Jericho Prime - Paul F Carlson

Humanity did not leave Earth because it had to.It left because it could.

In 2191, the interstellar vessel Jericho Prime begins humanity's first journey beyond the solar system: a 140-year voyage to the distant world of Vespera.

Most of the crew will spend that journey in hibernation, waking only for brief duty rotations while the ship's artificial intelligence watches over the mission in their absence.

But as the decades pass, small irregularities begin to emerge.

Anomalies in the ship's systems.Questions with no clear answers.Subtle signs that something aboard Jericho Prime may no longer be operating as intended.

As the crew presses farther into the dark between stars, the mission becomes more than a voyage of exploration. It becomes a search for answers about consciousness, purpose, and the enduring value of human life when technology begins to blur the boundaries of what it means to be human.

Jericho Prime is the first book in The Vespera Revelation, a reflective science fiction series blending deep-space exploration, artificial intelligence, and philosophical inquiry into humanity's first true step beyond Earth.