Ella Swift Arbok

A Gluttony of Plutocrats Ella Swift Arbok

In the summer of 2626, Lemuel Oneway, refugee from a dying Earth, finds himself on the seemingly idyllic planet of Respite. But all is not as it appears. The more he involves himself in daily life of the land, the more he learns of its corrupt and deeply entrenched plutocracy, which reaches into every institution of the land. Even the priests of Darken and the upholders of the law fall under its evil control.



Oneway didn't intend to get involved in alien politics. He was just trying to survive after his escape from Earth and two centuries of cryonic suspension. When his ship awakens him above Respite his options are few, and the desire for human companionship, which he has avoided for long enough, lures him to the planet's surface.



Oneway tries to blend in with Respite's people as best he can. The last thing he wants is to call attention to himself, but there are some things that he can't accept. Respite's society is built on a foundation of corruption, and an evil that plumbs the depths of human depravity.



Earth had never been like this. But little things nag at Oneway's mind. Was Earth so different? The murder of his own child, long ago and far away, takes on a new and horrifying significance in his mind.



He vows to join forces with a hapless few, determined to bring an end to the suffering of innocents. Yet who is he? Just one man. Not godlike. Not a born leader. And not - dare he even face the thought? - not always as brave as he would wish to be.