Second Summers

A middle-aged man wakes up screaming to find himself lying in a hospital bed, his head wrapped in a bandage. He doesn’t know how he got there.

Soon he remembers that he is a lawyer. He is a businessman. He is Patrick Summers. But the teenage boy staring back at him in the mirror tells him otherwise.

Perry Summers is a clone, with all of Patrick’s memories but the muscles of a young athlete. Perry realizes he has the potential to take on the world with decades of wisdom inside an energetic body. With a second chance at youth, he can’t help but want to make history.

Perry aspires to bring stability to the Middle East. He uses connections from his old life to build trust with foreign intelligence agents. And, of course, he falls in love with a beautiful girl. Perry is determined to change the world, but with every opportunity come serious obstacles.

Can Perry keep his identity a secret, or will a nosy reporter and the struggle between his two selves derail his plans for good?

Peter D. Miller writes science fiction to convey his ideas on social issues and internal conflict, using the genre as an avenue to express unique approaches to conflict resolution and problem solving.

Miller is originally from the Midwest and received a juris doctor degree from Indiana University School of Law. For over twenty years, he has served as vice president and general counsel for a small company in Indianapolis, where he lives with his wife.