The Helios System The Second Initiative: A Science Fiction Thriller Book 2 (Paperback)

A Sister Turned Convict. A Brother Turned Killer. A Trial of the Soul. For Sister Catina De Baciu surviving the evils of Colony 76 was all the adventure she needed. Her homecoming to the planet Kasian should have heralded a quiet peaceful life. But her arrival was not empty-handed. And secrets even those nestled deep in the earth rarely stay hidden. It wasn t long before the Transport Administration cuffs in hand appeared at her door... Rayner Burke would have turned his back on Gods Mitrite and Civil Wars. But as a slum rat of Breccia a recently emancipated mining colony apathy was not an option. Especially with his brother Dag slipping further into ore-addled madness. Though his position as Crusher Under Lieutenant provided a roof over their heads it has not been enough to find a cure or slow Dag s degradation... The Second Initiative did not care for either. It loomed in the depths of space: the vessel for experimentation greed and avoiding human rights tribunals. For Catina it means freedom in exchange for her humanity. For Rayner it holds the cure to his brother s illness: a prize for which he and his men would be willing to kill. The Second Initiative a science-fiction thriller with western sensibilities is the hotly anticipated follow-up to The Third Test. This first book has been called: ...one hell of a read. ...a new science fiction setting that feels innovative but familiar. A stirring gripping story with deep characters. Sci-Fi In A Classic Vein.