it takes death to reach a star (itdtras i)

WE ALL HAVE DEMONS. SOME DEMONS HAVE YOU.

The epidemic struck at the end of the Third World War. Fighting over oil, power, and religion, governments ignored the rise of an antibacterial-resistant plague. In just five years, the Earth was annihilated. Only one city survived—Etyom—a frozen hellhole in northern Siberia, engulfed in endless conflict.

​The year us 2251.

Two groups emerged from the ashes of the old world. Within the walled city of Lower Etyom dwell the Robusts—descendants of the poor who were immune to the New Black Death. Above them, in a metropolis of pristine platforms called lillipads, live the Graciles—the progeny of the superrich, bio-engineered to resist the plague.

Mila Solokoff is a Robust who trades information in a world where knowing too much can get you killed. Caught in a deal gone bad, she's forced to take a high-risk job for a clandestine organization hell-bent on revolution.

Demitri Stasevich is a Gracile with a dark secret—a sickness that, if discovered, will get him Ax'd. His only relief is an illegal narcotic produced by the Robusts, and his only means of obtaining it is a journey to the arctic hell far below New Etyom.

Thrust together in the midst of a sinister plot that threatens all life above and below the cloud line, Mila and Demitri must master their demons and make a choice—one that will either salvage what's left of the human race or doom it to extinction ...

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in the shadow of a valiant moon (itdtras ii)

DESTINY HAS NO ALLEGIANCE.

Four years have passed since the lillipads fell and Etyom slipped into darkness.

The New Black Death has mutated again, spreading to near epidemic proportions. What little order existed in Earth's last city has disintegrated into chaos. Rippers roam the Vapid, robbing and leaving their victims butchered. The Robusts have spilled out of their broken enclaves and hide in any dark corner that will conceal them. Meanwhile, the elite Graciles, fallen from their pristine towers in the sky, have all mysteriously disappeared.

Demitri is a prisoner in his own mind. His demon, Vedmak—now known as the VardØger—is manipulating Demitri's body and knowledge to execute a secret plan far more disastrous than even the Gracile Leader dared.

Mila, her status among the fractured resistance elevated to that of Paladyn—a protector of the people—leads the fight against zealots intent on destroying what little remains of Etyom. It is a responsibility she never wanted, a calling that prevents her from doing what she truly desires.

Yet, Mila should be careful for what she longs. Caught between annihilation and loyalties that refuse to die, she must reconcile a single immutable truth: following your heart comes at a price.

condition
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THE GREATEST BATTLE IS WITHIN.

​Evan Weyland, a brilliant research scientist tasked with developing new technologies to fight cancer, sees the world through the lens of someone on the Autism Spectrum. His guiding light is his wife, Marie—a globally recognized war correspondent. When she returns home from Syria deathly ill with an unknown disease, Evan believes his research may be the key to unlocking the cure. However, when his superiors refuse his request for help, Evan’s single-minded love for Marie drives him to take matters into his own hands. It is a decision with far greater consequences than he could possibly fathom.

Billy Vick, a Captain in the Army’s Criminal Investigation Command, is a combat veteran unable to leave the horrors of war behind. Only the love of his family and a sense of absolute justice keeps him grounded. When Billy’s unit becomes aware of a US-sanctioned airstrike on a civilian settlement in Syria and an eye-witness reporter comatose with an unknown illness, he fears the worst. An unethical military project thought mothballed has resurfaced, and a civilian, Evan Weyland, maybe about to inadvertently unleash it upon the world. It’s a mistake that could cost the lives of millions.

Pitted against each other in a game of chess-like deception and intrigue, with time running out, both men must come to terms with the magnitude of what’s at stake—and what each is willing to sacrifice to win.

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violence"
​(coming soon)

#BORNTOSLAY

The Collapse rendered borders, states, and governments virtually obsolete. 

It wasn’t the result of a war or a stock market hack, but a pivot—a tipping point— in the democratization of technology, access to AI and the rise of cryptocurrency. The people had finally wrestled control from their oppressors.

Ten years later, without regulated currencies, the protection of governmental law and order, or a state-sponsored defense network, humanity has reverted to a form of digital tribalism. The wrong comment online can end your life. Individuals who control information, blockchains and cryptocurrency are the rulers of these totemic empires. And all Emperors desire expansion.

Jackson Cross is a crypto-killer; a tech-savvy assassin employed by the highest bidder to commit murder using nothing more than a laptop. Jackson is efficient. Jackson is ruthless. 
Jackson is fifteen years old. And he just became a mark. Tossed out of his virtual comfort zone—and hunted by very real slayers—Jackson must discover who wants him dead while trying to survive in the real world.

Joseph “Bones” Carboni is an old-school mafia hit man with a lot of demons and one big problem: he’s developing a conscience.  When he’s tasked with taking out Jackson, it’s a job he knows he can’t do. Realizing the target will shift to his own back, Joe sets out to find Jackson and warn him of the coming storm.

But as Jackson and Joe struggle to navigate a world where your elderly neighbor or an angry kid on social media can be your executioner, neither realize they’ve stumbled into a global power struggle that could change the world forever.