Originally published in 2017 under a different title; Journey to Skylar , SKYLAR // ZERO returns in a thoroughly revised and expanded Third Edition that represents the story as it was always meant to be told. Rebuilt with deeper character development, expanded worldbuilding, refined continuity, reworked action sequences, and a stronger emotional core, this edition is more than a simple revision. It is the definitive version of the novel, shaped by nearly a decade of hindsight and brought forward under a new title that reflects its true place in the larger story. In a parallel reality, not long after a third World War, Earth is dominated by the United Federation and its uncompromising motto: “Tantum Fortis Mos Superesse” — Only the strong will survive. Born into the Federation, Alex Bishop never imagined how brutally those words would come to define his life. After losing everything and awakening from an eight-year coma, Alex finds himself trapped in a future that has moved on without him. The family he once cherished is gone, his daughter remains missing, and the world he remembers has evolved into something colder, stranger, and far more dangerous. Haunted by memories of the life that was stolen from him, Alex struggles to rebuild himself while searching for some reason to keep moving forward. Then he discovers something impossible. A buried truth begins to unravel everything he thought he understood about his past, his family, and even himself—forcing Alex onto a violent path through a neon-soaked world of corporate power, human experimentation, betrayal, and technological obsession. And the deeper he goes, the more one question refuses to leave him: How far would you go to find the person you love most?