Hawthorn

Death is no more. War, famine, and disease are gone. Earth is a paradise. But not everyone lives on Earth. On a distant planet, the Sandigan regime struggles to survive in wake of the Last War. Their goal: To revive their dead leader and return to Earth. One unsuspecting programmer on Earth can help. James Hawthorn is a socially detached researcher working for weLive, the company responsible for ending death. Because of DNA complications, billions of people - like James’ mother - were never revived.

Immortality was the promise - a perfect world, but only for those who won the war. The rest were put to death. The remnants of the Sandigan military have toiled for a century to rebuild after the Last War. Sergeant Pamela Degray has sacrificed everything to achieve that end. She now holds the pieces to repair both her life and the Sandigan, provided she can maintain the military’s trust.

New novella in the Hawthorn Saga. Clew is a spiritual leader who must rebuild his congregation from scratch on an alien world. But when his new followers turn out to be slaves under his control, he must decide if he will continue their bondage or set them free.