Resonance

RESONANCE is the sequel to Remanence, winner of the 2026 Nautilus Book Award Gold Medal in Science Fiction.

When the first signal arrives, humanity discovers it is not alone. But first contact brings not answers—it brings questions that unravel everything we thought we knew about consciousness, communication, and what it means to be connected.

In the sequel to Remanence, J.S. Vaughn returns to a speculative landscape of hard science fiction and intimate human stakes. Resonance explores the philosophical and practical consequences of bridging the vast gulfs between minds, asking what we're willing to sacrifice to truly understand one another.

For readers of literary science fiction and complex speculative worlds.

That's the corrected version—removes the "long-awaited" framing and just positions it as the sequel hitting the market fresh off Remanence's momentum.