Long before Earth learns it is not alone, two rival empires have already marked it on their star maps, a neutral outlier sitting at the edge of veridite-rich territories born from the ashes of the Xelaran Wars.None of them suspect the deeper truth: some worlds matter for reasons far older than empires.Vienna, 1815. The great powers of Europe haggled over peace.For diplomat Conrad Laurent, the gilded hall broke apart in a single impossible instant. A burning cockpit rose where the ceiling had been. A stranger's face, marked by fire and fear, stared back from the glass, wearing his own features twisted by another life.The vision vanished.History forgot. The universe did not.Two centuries later in Seattle, naval architect Kai Carson wants nothing more than a quiet life. A stable job. A home that finally feels secure. Evenings with the family he almost lost. Normal becomes his anchor, and he holds on as tightly as he can.Then the signal arrives.A message from a place no human has reached. Someone has chosen him, and the reason is not curiosity.Across the galaxy, the political arena stirs.The great powers are still recovering from the Xelaran War, a conflict that reshaped borders and left regions fractured. Neutral systems rich in veridite sit between fragile alliances, and every faction watches for the next shift in advantage.Earth lies at the crossroads of this uneasy peace. A quiet world near contested corridors. A place no one expected to matter.The Accord and the Empire, dominant rivals of the post-war era, study the disturbance in their own ways. One seeks stability through diplomacy. The other measures strength through decisive action and control.The Lur'ash remain hidden, guiding influence through paths no one fully understands.And beneath them all, the Skarn move through the cracks of the new order, subtle and persistent, waiting for the moment others fail to look.In a galaxy haunted by the tragedies of the past, even the smallest tremor can redraw the future. Whispers turn into movement. Movement gathers momentum. Soon, the paths of empires, outliers, and hidden actors converge on a small blue world no one planned to notice.When a massive object tears into the solar system and burns out in Earth's skies, the real event begins. Alien vessels arrive in the quiet that follows, settling into formation above the planet with no explanation. Earth is no longer alone, and no longer outside the contests that shape the wider galaxy.Cities fall quiet. Borders lose their meaning. Every screen on the planet shows the same impossible sight: rival fleets holding position above the clouds. For the first time, humanity looks upward and knows the ground beneath its feet is no longer the center of its own story.Humanity can submit, resist, or take its first step into a galaxy already shaped by ancient powers.Kai never sought any of this. He never wanted to be the point of contact or the reason alien forces adjust their strategies. Yet as the truth comes into focus, and as his family's safety collides with secrets rooted in the stars, he finds himself drawn into a story that began long before his birth.P.X: No Man's Space opens the P.X Saga, a science fiction trilogy that follows the Carson family across generations as Earth rises from obscurity to become a decisive world in the future of the Milky Way. Ancient mysteries, competing empires, and humanity's first steps into the wider galaxy converge in a journey shaped by legacy, courage, and the ties that hold a family together.Perfect for readers who enjoy the atmospheric first contact of Arrival, the political depth of The Expanse, and the sweeping scale of Dune and The Three-Body Problem.