An Upcoming Science-Fiction Novel by Steven Rycroft

BOUND BY HONOR,

CHOSEN BY CONSCIENCE

Three lives. Three paths. One destiny forever intertwined. A buried legacy pulls Seebol Jarok toward the Federation border—while forces on both sides move closer to a confrontation no one can afford.

Genre
Science Fiction / Space Drama
Core Themes
Legacy · Duty · Conscience
Status
Coming Soon
About the Author

Steven Rycroft

Stories where duty meets the difficult choice.

Steven Rycroft is the author of Bound by Honor, Chosen by Conscience, a character-driven science-fiction story built around loyalty, family, political tension, and the cost of pursuing truth.

His storytelling places personal decisions inside a larger interstellar conflict—where history follows every character, alliances remain fragile, and conscience can be more dangerous than any weapon.

— Steven Rycroft

UPCOMING
About the Upcoming Book

A legacy branded as treason. A daughter determined to know why.

The Father's Daughter

Seebol Jarok has lived beneath the shadow of her father’s disappearance and the Romulan government’s declaration that Admiral Alidar Jarok betrayed his people. Refusing to accept the official story, she begins a covert journey toward the Federation border—knowing the Tal’Shiar is watching.

At the same time, the Enterprise emerges from repair and heads toward Deep Space Nine with a changed command staff and a captain still carrying the weight of old battles. As Seebol’s search and Starfleet’s mission draw toward the same point, one secret pursuit threatens a fragile peace.

Legacy
Political Intrigue
Family
Duty
Moral Choice
Interstellar Tension
Book Highlights

Four forces pulling the story forward.

The website uses the cover’s emerald Romulan atmosphere, Federation blue, and restrained gold accents to carry the same tension from the artwork into every section.

01 — THE LEGACY

A father called a traitor.

Fifteen years after Admiral Jarok vanished, Seebol refuses to let an empty grave become the final word.
02 — THE HUNT

The Tal’Shiar is already watching.

Major Prokaal does not want to stop Seebol yet. He wants her to lead him to the man he believes is still alive.
03 — THE CROSSING

Two missions move toward one frontier.

Seebol’s covert route and the Enterprise’s journey toward Deep Space Nine begin drawing separate stories into the same orbit.
04 — THE CHOICE

Peace depends on what happens next.

A deactivated border sensor net creates an opportunity for pursuit—and the possibility of a political disaster.
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