The Fracturing
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The Grey Deep  ·  Book One

The Fracturing

"Hockett's prose is punchy and quick and his sentences cut like a knife. There's no trace of fat between the lines."

— SPFBO XI Reader

The world isn't ending. It's breaking apart.

A naval officer loses everything when political ambition destroys his family and his future. A young raider discovers he was born for violence — and begins to fear the hunger growing inside him. A commander's daughter watches her world burn and learns that survival sometimes demands blood.

And somewhere far from war and politics, a small girl awakens powers tied to something ancient stirring beneath The Grey Deep.

They have never met. They don't know they're part of the same story.

No heroes. No chosen ones. Just people forced to decide who they are when everything falls apart.

Reader Reviews
★★★★★
★★★★★

"This novel begins with possibly the best Prologue I've read in my life. Hockett's prose is punchy and quick and his sentences cut like a knife. There's no trace of fat between the lines, only lean plucky phrases and buckets of character development. The epic tale captured me. 5 stars."

SPFBO XI Reader
★★★★★

"By the time I finished, I was so invested that I emailed the author to tell him I couldn't wait for the next book. The emotions feel raw and authentic, drawing you so deeply into the story that it's easy to forget you're reading and not living it alongside them."

Amazon Review
★★★★★

"This book is a great depiction of what it means to survive an unforgiving world. You can clearly see the author's life experience in the characters' thought process during battle and hard moments. Do not sleep on this one."

Amazon Review