Exodus: The Helium Sea gets first chapter preview — read it
The upcoming space RPG, Exodus, is expanding its universe with a new novel titled Exodus: The Helium Sea, set to release this summer. Author Peter F. Hamilton describes the two novels as a single story, continuing the narrative from the previous book, Exodus: The Archimedes Engine. The series explores complex sci-fi themes and is part of a larger multimedia project that includes a tabletop RPG and a Prime Video episode.
- ▪Exodus: The Helium Sea is the second novel in the Exodus series by Peter F. Hamilton.
- ▪The story is set 40,000 years in the future and follows humanity's evolution into a post-human race known as Celestials.
- ▪The first novel, Exodus: The Archimedes Engine, was released in 2023 and set the stage for the ongoing conflict in the series.
Opening excerpt (first ~120 words) tap to expand
Follow Followed Like Thread Link copied to clipboard Add us on By Ari Notis Published May 25, 2026, 3:30 PM EDT Exclusive 'I always considered the two books as one story,' said author Peter F. Hamilton { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@type": "BreadcrumbList", "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": "1", "name": "Home", "item": "https://www.polygon.com/" }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position":"2", "name": "Exclusive", "item": "https://www.polygon.com/exclusives/" }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position":"3", "name": "We have the first pages of the Exodus sequel \u2014 read them here", "item": "https://www.polygon.com/exodus-helium-sea-excerpt/" } ] } Related Exodus is for the true sci-fi sickos Splitgate 2’s creators explain why they're pivoting to a Titanfall-inspired…
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