Corporate Empires. Deep Space. Survival at Any Cost.
Argent Tide is a corporate science fiction universe about ruthless megacorporations, deep-space politics, and the crews struggling to survive between profit and extinction.
These stories blend hard sci-fi realism with mystery, rebellion, and the haunting presence of ancient technology.
The Argent Tide Series
Some secrets don’t belong to the crew.
They belong to the ship.
Gritty, character-driven science fiction aboard a long-haul freighter in deep space.
Deep-space stories of survival and consequence.
I’m Alex Zima, author of the Argent Tide science fiction series — tense, character-driven stories about working crews, corporate power, and the cost of staying human in a fractured solar system.
Argent Tide: A Collection of Short Stories
Four lives. One ship. Choices that echo along the freight lanes of the solar system.
A long-range hauler. Corporate borders. A crew learning what survival really costs.
The Argent Tide sails the broken trade routes of the solar system — from Europa’s frozen shadows along the Spine Line run to the lawless edges of Carthane’s Loop. Onboard, traders, engineers, and survivors wrestle with loyalty, secrecy, and the quiet pressure of corporate control.
This collection brings together four interconnected stories. Each one stands alone, but together they trace the fault lines inside a crew trying to hold their ship — and themselves — together.
- Gritty, grounded science fiction in a lived-in universe
- Working-class crews instead of chosen heroes
- Corporate intrigue, slow-burn tension, and hard choices
About Alex Zima
Alex Zima writes science fiction about freight crews, fixers, and survivors working the far edges of human space. Drawing on a career in finance and operations, Alex brings a sense of systems, trade routes, and unintended consequences to every story — where every decision carries a cost.
The Argent Tide stories all share one universe and one ship. Some are quiet character pieces, some are tense standoffs at the edge of corporate territory, and all of them ask the same question: what does it really mean to stay human when the system wants you to be a part number?
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Argent Tide: A Collection of Short Stories
Four lives. One ship. Countless choices at the edge of deep space.
Four cinematic sci-fi tales set aboard the long-range hauler Argent Tide — a ship and crew bound by loyalty, secrecy, and the cost of progress.
Available in paperback and hardcover, this collection brings the full universe together for the first time.
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The Broker’s Silence
A deal gone wrong — and a loyalty that could cost everything.
When a freight hauler’s deal with the Broker goes wrong, Meira Solen must choose between profit and survival.
A tense, character-driven story of power, loyalty, and the quiet price of defiance.
Barge Bay 19
A missing crate. A buried secret. A ship caught in its own shadow.
A hidden crate, a missing manifest, and a choice that will echo through the corridors of the Argent Tide.
A mystery of trust and consequence at the edge of deep space.
Coming Soon in the Argent Tide Universe
New voyages. New choices. The same unbreakable tide.