Mr Darren William Bailey

Zonescapes: Eve of Zone War Mr Darren William Bailey

Publisher Marketing: Kalim Navid Ovadia is living in a divided, militaristic, feuding solar system called Annellis, which is running out of energy. But a brilliant, young, scientist called Constantine Bariek has conceived a machine that can guarantee unlimited power. Only one little hiccup: It is to be built in orbit around the planet closest to the sun, Pira, putting it under the control of the inner zone of planets (called Caporia) alienating the outer zone (Galorien) that depends on trading fuels with the inner zone for its survival. Not that Kalim Navid Ovadia cares. After all, he is a young, successful, affluent genius working within GLEXCORP Enterprises on planet Capa; a subsidiary of the Meles Gleszich corporate solar empire. And doing very nicely thank you. Then quite unexpectedly, Ovadia's quiet, pleasant, ordinary life is shattered when he is convicted for a crime he didn't commit and subjected to a mind wipe. He wakes up not knowing who he is or why he's there. His search for justice subsequently embroils him in a far bigger plot that threatens the whole solar system. Too much for one man? For sure. But help is about to come from a very unexpected quarter. For centuries Annellis has been watched by powers whose capabilities are from beyond the stars. This is the first in a series telling the story of Kalim Navid Ovadia and his unwitting pivotal relationship within the universe. It is a story of loss, betrayal, survival, struggle, greed, war, and a yearning for identity, peace, truth, unity and justice. And its about the rights of not only an individual to survive his ordeal but a solar system, and indeed a universe, to survive its against very high odds indeed.