Of Lightning And Stars

The United States has met its demise. A new country has risen, the United Peoples of America, designed to bring peace and prosperity to its people through extensive military work. The work put forth by the military has resulted in a country nearly ridden of poverty, of homelessness, and of hunger and disease.

The birth of this nation sparked a New Renaissance in the arts, in science, and in mathematics. One of the results was the creation of time travel, but that is where problems arise.

There are rebels. Anarchists who call themselves the Free People, who will stop at nothing to take the time travel devices and research for themselves due to their belief that their deceased loved ones can be brought back. They believe that the time travel is the key to immortality, and nothing, not even death, will stop their fight.

Nineteen year old Tobias Grey is in the military, he has been all his life. His father, Orion Grey, is the Commander of the Antarctic military territory for the UPA. Tobias is his apprentice, successor to his role. But that is where their connection stops.

Following the mysterious death of his mother, the former second in command Selyse Augustine, Tobias's life has been riddled with challenges, including his father's sudden snap in behavior, and the abusiveness and anger that followed.

Then, just four months before his planned succession after his 20th birthday, it seems Orion has finally succumbed to his grief out of nowhere, in the form of forcing Tobias back in time. The result could prove fatal. Or it could reveal things that no one, not even time, could have predicted.

Copyright Madisen Nicole
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