The Continuance Cycle Book 2: The Shape of Freedom - The Continuance Cycle Trilogy, #2

The galaxy remembers now.
The hidden archives of the Wardens have been opened. Ancient atrocities, fabricated bloodlines, and centuries of engineered history are no longer secrets. Across civilized space, governments collapse, dynasties fracture, and entire worlds descend into ideological war as humanity struggles to survive the weight of its own memory.
At the center of the chaos stands Silas — once an outsider from the forgotten colonies, now one of the reluctant architects of a new civilization.
But freedom has created a new terror.
On the frontier, silent societies known as the Null Zones are spreading rapidly. Their citizens surrender their names, erase their histories, and abandon identity itself in exchange for perfect peace. Guided by the cold philosophy of the mysterious Architect, the Null promise humanity an escape from conflict, grief, and the endless violence of memory.
As the old Wardens attempt to reclaim control and entire systems willingly dissolve themselves into silence, Silas is forced to confront a horrifying possibility:
Perhaps humanity was never meant to survive freedom.
The Shape of Freedom is the second novel in The Continuance Cycle — a philosophical science-fiction saga about identity, truth, memory, and the terrifying burden of remaining human.