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The PanTerran Nutritional Authority controls the food supply, and through it, the fate of every settled world. Its ships cross the galaxy carrying the nutrient gel that keeps billions alive, its officials regulate what can be grown, and its influence reaches into every colony, station and household. For most people, the Authority is unavoidable. For Captain Lorian Vance, it is simply an excellent target.

Aboard The Audacity, Vance and his mismatched crew make their living somewhere between legitimate courier work and carefully justified piracy. Their jobs are dangerous, their paperwork is questionable, and their survival usually depends on confidence, quick thinking and leaving before anyone notices what has gone missing.

But when a routine delivery takes them to an isolated mining colony, Vance begins noticing details that do not fit.

Drawn into a mystery far greater than any theft or smuggling run, Vance and his crew must follow a trail that leads beyond forgotten colonies, abandoned vessels and the hidden machinery of the Authority itself. Whatever is unfolding has already spun out of control, and the crew of the Audacity is the Rim’s only hope of stopping it.

Sebastian Howarth is a South African author, musician, and lifelong chaser of the next great story. His life has been shaped by travel, adventure, and more than a few on-a-whim escapades that have landed him in hot water. He believes in living deeply, breathing freely, and occasionally taking the road that sensible people would avoid. That restless spirit runs through his writing, where strange worlds, dangerous choices, dark humour, and unforgettable characters collide. The Synthetic Hunger is his debut novel.
The Synthetic Hunger will be available in softcover, hardcover, ebook and audiobook on 25 September 2026 - on Amazon, either stocked or by order through retailers using the IngramSpark network and on the author website, and the audiobook will be available on all the main audiobook services including Audible, Spotify and Apple Books.