Showing results for "The Descendant" in Hard Science Fiction

There is no need to fear, if there’s but one choice to be made. In a dystopic world of genetically modified Descendants, where teleportations are controlled by sophisticated AI, Humans are detained on a prison planet for reasons more sinister than mere punishment. Dora Dana Dasnan, a gifted Visionaire, knows she is the only one who can save them: She needs to teleport them away from the Uni galaxy. The evacuation is going smoothly and Dora manages to teleport thousands of Humans to safety, when an unexpected event throws her onto a completely new path.

ZostaMax has survived... but for how long? Have the ancestors really returned? Have they come for everyone… or only for him? As ZostaMax struggles to understand the truth, new militant forces arrive, bringing weapons, magic, secrets, and horrors no human has ever faced. Caught amidst warships, political manipulation, and a looming first-contact confrontation in orbit, ZostaMax must keep himself together as he works through revelations that threaten his sanity and enemies that threaten his world.