NEW YORK - s4story -- Science fiction readers looking for a bold new space opera packed with mystery, military conflict, psychological intrigue, and apocalyptic first contact can now discover Ancestral: The Book of Prolegomenon, the debut novel by M. K. Miklen. The novel launches an ambitious science fiction saga that asks a chilling question: What if humanity's greatest enemy is not an alien species, but the echoes of its own nature?

Set in a future where humanity has expanded across fragile colonies scattered throughout deep space, Ancestral opens as civilization stands on the verge of unprecedented progress. Ambitious. Divided. Unprepared. Then an enemy appears, ruthless, familiar, and capable of bringing humanity to the brink of extinction.

At the center of the story is Elsie, the sole survivor of an attack that should have left nothing behind. As she struggles through a maze of manipulation, fractured memories, and unsettling revelations, she begins to uncover truths that challenge everything she believes about herself and the world around her. Meanwhile, Durante, a soldier fighting a war he barely understands, discovers that the greatest dangers often arrive without warning. Across the stars, Admiral Manfield carries the burden of safeguarding humanity's future, even as the cost of that mission threatens to transform him into something history may never forgive.

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As these lives converge, the conflict expands beyond a battle for survival. Ancient secrets emerge. Humanity's past is brought into question. And the future of civilization hangs in the balance.
Blending hard science fiction, military sci-fi, psychological suspense, and large-scale space opera, Ancestral: The Book of Prolegomenon offers readers a rich and expansive vision of humanity's future while exploring themes of identity, power, memory, sacrifice, and survival.

Born in the 1980s in a picturesque town in Transylvania during the final years of communism, M. K. Miklen developed an early fascination with classic science fiction films, pulp magazines, comic books, and imaginative worlds. Decades later, that lifelong passion inspired Ancestral, the first published chapter in a larger universe of ideas and stories. Miklen describes himself not as a traditional writer, but as a science fiction enthusiast driven by curiosity, creativity, and the desire to explore strange possibilities without limitation.

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Connect with the author online at http://www.mkmiklen.com

Ancestral: The Book of Prolegomenon is available now in paperback and eBook formats.
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0GXGR7J3R

Book Information
Title: Ancestral: The Book of Prolegomenon
Author: M. K. Miklen
Publication Date: April 16, 2026
ISBN: 9789730437423
Genre: Science Fiction, Hard Science Fiction, Space Opera, Alien Invasion, Military Science Fiction, Psychological Thriller Science Fiction