Chace Randolph has written many books. Below is a comprehensive list of his completed manuscripts and which ones are currently available.
The Descendant Saga
Chace’s life’s work is the sci-fi space opera The Descendant Saga. An expansive colorful speculative military sci-fi setting starting in the year 2459, starting with the book Altar of Scales, available now as E-Book and paperback on Amazon and everywhere else books are sold. There are more books planned, and more that are in progress, here we will share only those that are Completed. Subscribe to our newsletter Tight Beam for updates on the book series and it’s newest releases.
The Descendant Saga is a bold, character-driven science fiction epic that blends tactical warfare, survival, and ancient mystery across a shattered galaxy. Following the exile of a young skeptic named ZostaMax, this sweeping saga explores what it means to lead, to question, and to rise from nothing. Each installment weaves tightly layered political intrigue, visceral action, and deeply personal journeys that echo the weight of legacy—and the price of rebellion.
Perfect for fans of gritty sci-fi like Old Man’s War or Ender’s Game, The Descendant Saga challenges its characters with impossible odds, alien technologies, and moral choices that shape the fate of entire worlds. Rich in technical realism and emotional depth, this is more than a series—it’s a journey through power, belief, the scars of survival and the brutal simplicity of the Caveman Energy.
Book I: The Descendant Now Available as 2nd ed. Altar of Scales
On a planet of nothing but heat and hate, one skeptic is cast out while someone outside is trying to get in. ZostaMax, a quiet night-schit watchman, asked the wrong questions at the wrong time. When Nothing goes right, the blame lands on his shoulders and he becomes a convenient scapegaot. The failures run deeper than chance and he is shoved out of the only home he’s ever known. Left to survive on a brutal world where the air burns and everything that crawls or flies wants him dead. Now he must learn faster than the desert teaches. Forces beyond his comprehension stir above him, can he uncover their origin? CXan he survive long enough to ear n the respect of the dead?
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Book II: Cave in the Sky
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Stricken by a surprise attack from an unknown alien ship during brutal space combat, the battlecruiser Tsaritsyn and her crew narrowly survive a forced landing. Now stranded on Langok—a high-gravity, uncolonized desert world—they fight a desperate guerrilla battle, buying time while awaiting rescue.
Can the crew survive long enough to report first contact with the hostile alien force still orbiting above? Will help arrive in time—and will it be from rescuers or opportunistic scavengers? Can Captain Vitus Bering keep his crew alive against the odds? And who is the wild, hairy, illiterate man they discover in the sands—an anomaly from the past, or a vital key to humanity’s future? Executive Officer Lydia Litvyak intends to find out.
The second volume in The Descendant Saga, Cave in the Sky, brings more action, more firepower, and more high-concept hard sci-fi than ever before—along with emotional revelations that could drive a caveman insane.
Faith is a weapon. History is a lie. And the future has crash-landed.
Book III: Knowledge of Gods
Book IV: Under The Canopy
Book V: Shadow in the Mist
Book VI: Anvil of Souls
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