A Promise to the Faceless

From the back cover: "It's time to take a walk down a dark path, to a place where the wealthy can purchase life itself. Experience this world with ten souls as they struggle to find a place of refuge and belonging, some semblance of peace. Some here have worn many faces, others wear no face at all."

It's one of those science fiction stories of an Earth, just beyond the horizon. One populated by humans, and the chimera's that they created for themselves. A place where most everyone's lives are so hard, that one can take solace in knowing that your own life seems less difficult in comparison. Still, you're curious as to why. Reading onward, you may ask yourself, Could I make it work, in a world like this?

You may begin to feel for Amita, or maybe not, only to watch her life's work slowly being crushed. Injured, you read on.

Spend 24 hours with Secundus, reviewing its past; learn the true depths of slavery in this place. Outraged and confused, you need to know where this dark path may take you.

More becomes clear to you, as Gloria shows you around her world, from a higher point of view. Who's side do you take, as you take this in?

You find yourself on the streets, tense and alert for danger, as Gina checks the dumpsters for scraps, only to learn later that her current market value has exceeded her value as a human being. . .

Read this book, and you will discover the story behind it all. Read it again, and this world will take you deeper. Welcome to The Family.

A sci-fi, space opera novel set in a dystopian future Earth. Discover this world as you experience it through the eyes and minds of those who call this place home.

This book combines high plausibility science fiction with high drama. This dystopian Earth holds a human population of just under 1 billion, and falling, with a growing population of "non-humans", anthropomorphic chimeras, to manage. This story also holds elements of mystery and discovery, learned as you experience this place alongside the characters within.

As one reads each chapter, you may find common ground with that character, you will learn the harsh realities of life in this place and time. You gather another piece or two of the underlying puzzle, of how this world came into existence. New questions could be presented; some of which may have been answered in a previous chapter. Some questions will tantalize you until the end.

The science revolves around two major aspects; genetic engineering, now lumped into the blanket category, "bio-engineering" in the book, and mind uploading, or mind transfer. Here in this place and time, organic, biological beings are being engineered, grown, and programmed to serve as slaves to those humans who can afford them.

The world, and its static economy, are run by a plutocratic oligarchy. Only the wealthiest of all can afford to buy a seat on "The Board". No individual can stand against them, but each individual member fears one person above all others, Martin Boardman. He holds formidable power. No one has yet found out why Martin is always one step ahead of the competition.

In brief, this sci-fi, space opera novel is a story of a place just beyond our own horizon, of a time as close as tomorrow, as told through the lives of ten people who live here.