The Fourth

The Fourth

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Last published Sat, Dec 26, 2015

dystopia fiction opera sci-fi science

Tara is "The Fourth". She woke up inside of a cylinder in an underground chamber with no memories. She is told that the world has been devastated by war, disease and mutations. Humankind had evacuated Earth and fled to hundreds of different worlds far away. A quarantine was declared, but this did not prevent pirates and slavers from raiding the villages of the remnant left behind. Tara feels strangely compelled to "fix" Earth, knowing this could take decades and generations. She is "The Fourth". Greyson was born and raised as the only child of a high government official on the world called Roma, which modelled itself after the Roman Empire. The women of Roma are created artificially and have no rights. Thus, Roma is a pariah among civilized worlds. As a young man Greyson is framed for a crime and his own father exiled him from his home world. Tara wants to find out what it means to be "The Fourth" and to bring Earth back from the dead. Greyson wants to go home and clear his name. Their paths are destined to cross.

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