Hachi + Araine: Awake by Michael G. Hurston

Thousands of years in the future, a legendary warrior named Hachi and her symbiotic-linked golem awaken from cryo-sleep into a darker age in Hachi + Araine: Awake by Michael G. Hurston, the first book in The Dream Series. After returning to Earth, she discovers the shocking legacy of her universe-jumping ancestors and a treasure map through space that leads her and a resourceful companion into a blistering adventure across the stars. Dodging cosmic slavers, exploring taboo desires, and overcoming the guilt of her own past, Hachi must find a way to forgive herself and fulfill her original mission, even if that means meeting her literal maker. Pulsing with creative sci-fi flourishes and dystopian themes, this is a redemptive and satisfying plunge into a far-flung but familiar reality, which establishes a lead character with a strong emotional core, and a complex and intriguing universe for a new series.