Survey ships explored and cataloged these faraway planets as suitable for future colonization centuries earlier, but groups with a special interest in ensuring a homogeneous and often despotic society didn't bother applying for permission to colonize. Following the ITUIP (Interstellar Trade Union of Independent Planets) Protocol, ships are restricted to observe and maintain a hands-off policy for these rogue planets, even when there is great temptation to intervene. Moreover, they are quarantined. Eden, where a theocracy rules with an iron fist, is such a planet. A group of rebels struggles to end the oppressive regime to forge a new future.Set in the same universe as the "Chaos Chronicles Trilogy" and the Dr. Carlos stories, this saga, mixing the best of hard sci-fi and swashbuckling fantasy elements, once again explores the never-ending battle between good and evil so prominent in the author's works. It's another surprising and entertaining addition to his already extensive collection of sci-fi, mystery, and thriller tales.What reviewers said about some of the author's previous sci-fi books:Survivors of the Chaos: "…Moore has a way of describing his characters that really makes them come to life…. Through some pretty varied characters, you get to see the vast and detailed setting that the author envisioned, sometimes through some pretty unexpected plot twists."-Kellie Sheridan, Sift Book ReviewsMore than Human: The Mensa Contagion: "…kept me turning pages after I should have put the book down…. I found the characters well developed and the plot fresh. I was reminded of Kim Stanley Robinson's Mars trilogy."-Debra Miller If you're reading this, thank you. Not many people find me...or recognize me as an author of many genre fiction novels. Maybe it's because my name is too common-I thought once about using a pen name...and probably should have. Maybe it's because I don't get many reviews. (It's not hard to write one once you've read one of my books: just say what you like and dislike in a few lines, and why.) I know you have many good books and good authors to choose from, so I'm honored and humbled that you are considering or have read some of mine.You're here on Smashwords because you love to read. Me too. Okay, maybe you're here to give someone the gift of an entertaining book-that's fine too. I love to tell stories, so either way, you'll be purchasing some exciting fiction, each book unique and full of action and interesting characters, scenes, and themes. Some are national, others international, and some are mixed; some are in the mystery/suspense/thriller category, others sci-fi, and some are mixed-genre. There are new ones and there are evergreen ones, books that are as fresh and current as the day I wrote them. (You should always peruse an author's entire oeuvre. I find many interesting books to read that way.)I started telling stories at an early age, making my own comic books before I started school and writing my first novel the summer I turned thirteen-little of those early efforts remain (did I hear a collective sigh of relief?). I collected what-ifs and plots, character descriptions, possible settings, and snippets of dialogue for years while living in Colombia and different parts of the U.S. (I was born in California and eventually settled on the East Coast after that sojourn in South America). I also saw a bit of the world and experienced other cultures at scientific events and conferences and with travel in general, always mindful of what should be important to every fiction writer-the human condition. Fiction can't come alive-not even sci-fi-without people (they might be ET people in the case of sci-fi, of course).I started publishing what I'd written in 2006-short stories, novellas, and novels-we'd become empty-nesters and I was still in my old day-job at the time. Now I'm a full-time writer. My wife and I moved from Boston to the NYC area a while back, so both cities can be found
