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• In Shepard's Wake by SmirkingWraith

  Fandoms: Mass Effect - All Media Types, Mass Effect Trilogy  

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  29 May 2026

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  • Original Characters
  • Alternate Universe - Canon Divergence
  • Post-Mass Effect 1

  Summary

  After Sovereign, humanity won a Council seat and lost Commander Shepard. In the silence left behind, the Alliance activates the SSV Saint Nazaire: a scout frigate on paper, a deniable intelligence platform in truth. Rear Admiral Roland Harper’s mission is simple, find out why human colonies are going dark before the rest of the galaxy decides humanity’s victory was a fluke.

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  English

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