Indigent Earth

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.

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 .