HomeAdrift by Soheil Mirchi Excerpt, Giveaway & Review

 

HomeAdrift

by Soheil Mirchi

 

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GENRE: Science Fiction

 

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BLURB:

 

How far can you go before the silence breaks you?

 

Commander Solene Ellis has left Earth behind forever. Now she drifts through the void aboard the colony ship Nia Kvara, watching over 100,000 colonists in hibernation. Only Ava, the ship’s AI, keeps her company.

 

The voyage spans 3,000 years, but for Solene, time comes in fragments—fleeting moments of wakefulness between long, frozen sleeps. Hours blur into decades. Memories unravel. In the stillness, she begins to lose track not only of time, but of herself.

 

And solitude in deep space doesn’t stay quiet for long. Whispers echo where no one should be. Shadows shift just beyond her vision. A mysterious vessel appears in the void. Even Ava starts to act… strangely.

 

As reality fractures, Solene must face a terrifying question: is something out there hunting them—or has her own mind become the true threat?

 

For readers of literary science fiction, space horror, and character-driven psychological drama, HomeAdrift is a story of isolation, survival, and what it means to find home when there's nowhere left to go.

 

 

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Excerpt:

 

Flames twist and twirl, their malevolent glow casting eerie shadows. And there she is, on the opposite edge of the blaze⁠—⁠a figure both distant and obscured by the fire’s erratic dance. Her form is shadowed, the details elusive, yet there’s an intimacy in her stance that draws me in. “I’m so sorry,” I choke out, tears streaming down my face. “Please, forgive me. I should’ve . . . I should’ve been there.” Without a word, she begins to turn away, the distance between us growing with each second. The desperation in my voice peaks. “Stay with me! Please! Don’t leave!” But she continues, her form becoming smaller and smaller, her steps never faltering. No glances back, no words. Just the haunting emptiness of departure. “Please!” I cry out, my pleas swallowed by the crackling fire that now encircles me.

 

 

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AUTHOR Bio and Links:

 

The world is overwhelming. The lives we chase, the norms we follow, the time we waste, and the dreams we forget. I write to process. To understand. To make sense of it all.

 

I write because I run into walls—again and again. Walls that stop me from speaking, from connecting.

 

So I write. It's how I find my way through.

 

My debut novel, HomeAdrift, is a story of isolation, identity, and survival—told through the lens of space, but rooted deeply in the human need for home.

 

 

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My Review:

This is definitely a science fiction story. I absolutely love that the main character was reading a book by the author. It was a fun way to get the backstory about what happened to Earth in a fast fun way. It made the story easier to read. I am still confused about the ending though. What happened and who is who. Did someone have a mental breakdown? I was intrigued about the "jumping" from place to place in space. The time difference was definitely something to think about, There is so much to this story that made me think. The hibernation pods, AVA, other planets, and so much more, I am giving this book a 5/5. I was given a copy to review, and as always, all opinions are my own.

GIVEAWAY 

 

Soheil Mirchi will be awarding a $25 Amazon/BN gift card to a randomly drawn winner.