Kendra Ellison 
Echoes of the Baobab Constellation [EPUB ebook] 
The Rogue Planet

Centuries after Earth choked on its own greed, the Dagara people, guided by ancestral spirits and the rhythmic pulse of their drums, crossed the cosmos aboard the starship *Nkyinkyim*—a twinkling beacon of resilience in the vast emptiness.  They sought a sanctuary, a new world where the seeds of their lost culture could blossom again.
Sixteen-year-old Adoma Ofosu, a navigator with an intuition as sharp as a blade, stumbles upon a cosmic anomaly: a rogue planet, adrift and pulsing with an energy that mirrors the spiritual hum of Earth’s vanished baobabs.  This celestial orphan, Asaase Yaa, whispers to Adoma’s soul, but its discovery fractures the *Nkyinkyim*’s fragile unity.  Hope clashes with caution, scientific curiosity battles instinctive unease.
Driven by visions of Asaase Yaa’s vibrant past—a paradise ravaged by a colonial force mirroring Earth’s own destroyers—Adoma uncovers a hidden truth: a forgotten branch of her family tree intertwines with the planet’s indigenous people, the Atɔnfo. She learns of a ritual, a celestial alignment with the power to heal the ravaged land, but it demands a sacrifice—abandoning the very technology that brought them across the stars.
As the *Nkyinkyim* approaches Asaase Yaa, external threats emerge. The Asesɛfo, remnants of the colonial force, lurk in the galactic shadows, their sights set on the planet’s untapped resources.  Meanwhile, internal tensions reach a fever pitch. A young engineer’s act of sabotage jeopardizes the mission, forcing the crew to confront their own divisions.
Adoma, torn between her ancestral connection and the looming threat, must convince her people to embrace a path of symbiotic communion with the planet, a path that intertwines technology and spirituality.  Can they, descendants of a colonized people, heal a wounded world without repeating the mistakes of the past? Can they face the Asesɛfo and Commander Valerius, a ruthless embodiment of colonial greed?
In a thrilling climax of spiritual power and interstellar conflict, the Dagara, armed with the rhythms of their drums and the rekindled connection to Asaase Yaa, face their destiny.  The fate of a planet, the echoes of a lost civilization, and the future of the Dagara people hang in the balance.