Indigent Earth - Softcover

Overton, Scott

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9781778284434: Indigent Earth
Softcover
ISBN 10: 1778284434 ISBN 13: 9781778284434
Publisher: No Walls Publishing, 2023

Synopsis

The crimes of the past—the perils of the future.
500 years ago, the world’s wealthiest abandoned a ravaged Earth and left billions to die of plagues and climate disasters. Now the space colonists plan to return.
Killian Morningcloud, a discontented Earth man from the stagnating communities known as Allocations, and Natira Celestia, a video celebrity of the off-world ruling class, are on a collision course. When they discover a secret that powerful people are desperate to hide, they face a brutal test of endurance and shattered dreams.
And their fire-and-water pairing will shape the course of the whole human race.

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About the Author

A radio broadcaster for more than thirty years, Scott Overton described that world in his first novel, the mystery/thriller Dead Air, shortlisted for a Northern Lit Award in Ontario, Canada. Now he writes science fiction including his 2020 SF thriller The Primus Labyrinth, the 2021 SF adventure Naïda, 2022's psychological SF thriller The Dispossession of Dylan Knox, and the cautionary 2022 SF thriller Augment Nation. His short fiction has been published in numerous magazines and anthologies.As an author and freelance voice talent, Scott works from his home on a lake in northern Ontario. His website is www.scottoverton.ca .

From the Back Cover

The crimes of the past—the perils of the future.
500 years ago, the world's wealthiest abandoned a ravaged Earth and left billions to die of plagues and climate disasters. Now the space colonists plan to return.
Killian Morningcloud, a discontented Earth man from the stagnating communities known as Allocations, and Natira Celestia, a video celebrity of the off-world ruling class, are on a collision course. When they discover a secret that powerful people are desperate to hide, they face a brutal test of endurance and shattered dreams.
And their fire-and-water pairing will shape the course of the whole human race.

From the Inside Flap

Five hundred years ago the Earth's most prosperous people went to live in glittering colonies in space, promising to return one day. Killian Morningcloud has always dreamed of that return, wishing he could leave behind his dreary village life to join the elite among the stars. Colonial aristocrat and video celebrity Natira Celestia is fascinated with Earth and longs to meet the wise and noble souls she is sure must live there.
But when a contingent of colonists lands in Killian's community, his fateful encounter with Natira shatters the dreams of both, and triggers a chain of events that could cost their lives.
In pursuit of a dangerous secret, Killian and Natira's turbulent pairing will shape the future of humanity.

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Publisher
No Walls Publishing
Publication date
2023
Language
English
ISBN 10 
1778284434
ISBN 13 
9781778284434
Binding
Paperback
Number of pages
460
Rating
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