The World We Build Here by Brandon Rohrbaugh book cover

The World We Build Here

WHERE WE WOKE · BOOK 3 · PRE-ORDER · RELEASES NOVEMBER 27, 2026

The World We Build Here by Brandon Rohrbaugh book cover

Their families came to bring them home. Humanity came to build one.

As Cyran-3 becomes a permanent world, Tomas and Cairn must decide which rules from the old civilization deserve to survive—and which must end with them. Family reunion, personal status, settlement governance, and the Founding Program’s consequences converge in the trilogy’s final problem.

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What to expect

  • The concluding Where We Woke installment
  • Family reunion without easy restoration answers
  • Identity and autonomy choices with institutional consequences
  • Settlement, charter, and accountability stakes
  • Tomas and Asha as an established relationship
  • A trilogy-level ending with no mandatory Book 4 hook

Reading order

Read No One Came After and The Names We Had Before first.

Release information

The World We Build Here releases November 27, 2026. Reader-review links will be added after release.

Who this book is for

For upper-YA and adult-crossover science-fiction readers who want family reunion, identity and autonomy questions, political and civic stakes, competent institutions with real tradeoffs, emotionally credible relationships, and a trilogy ending that actually resolves the central conflict.

Frequently asked questions

Can I start with Book 3?

No. This is the concluding installment of a sequential trilogy and assumes the major discoveries and choices from No One Came After and The Names We Had Before.

Is this still a survival story?

Yes, but the scale changes. The final book shifts from discovery and expedition toward family, status, settlement, governance, accountability, and the practical work of making a permanent future on Cyran-3.

What happens with Tomas and Asha?

Their committed relationship remains an important B-plot. The story tests whether they can support different family, memory, and future choices without resetting their trust or manufacturing a breakup.

Does the trilogy truly end here?

Yes. The core Where We Woke conflict receives a trilogy-level resolution with no mandatory Book 4 cliffhanger.

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