Daedalus Rimes - Essence

This is the story of Teela, an alien conscript who has had the memories of a dying human transferred into her mind. Her assignment is to communicate with this hostile species in the hopes of negotiating an alliance in a galactic war that will either save or destroy Earth. Teela soon discovers that she received more than just the human's memories. The success of her mission will ultimately depend on her ability to moderate the stubborn and unrelenting essence of Daedalus Rimes.

     I never set out to write this novel, let alone three. I have no idea what set it off, and as sappy as it might sound, I had a dream. My dreams are typically fleeting and quickly forgotten. But on this night I had a dream that was so real, so disturbing, I was compelled to get up in the middle of the night and write down all that I could remember. This was not to be the end of the dream. Either by obsession or compulsion, the dream continued over the span of several weeks. Each time I awakened, I wrote. Eventually, I realized I had a remarkable story to tell.