In return for its protection, citizens must concede their rights absolutely. Humanity's survivors are now dispersed among distant colonies, thousands of light years from the barren, frozen rock that was once their home.Īt a time when power means everything, the ultimate power, the imperium, rests with the Consulate Magistratus. (English, Unclassified) Tags NumbersĢ-series (3) 3a-considering-eown (1) acquired 2016 (1) apocalypse (1) BookBub (1) BookBub $0 (1) dystopia (3) dystopian (1) ebook (8) eown (2) fiction (3) free (1) freebie (1) hard sf (2) humanity (1) Kindle (7) Kindle book (6) kindle-unlimited (2) omnibus (1) on-my-ipad (1) owned (1) owned-books-to-read (1) post-apocalyptic (2) purchased from Amazon (1) read in 2015 (2) read in 2016 (1) rmfao-2015-genre-challenge (1) science fiction (13) Science Fiction/Fantasy (5) short story (1) signed by author (1) space (1) space opera (3) tbr-series (1) to-read (31) tower-team (1) unrepentant-escapist-silliness (3) wip (1) wishlist (1) x-2015 (2) x-2016 (1) Top Membersīenderca (5 works), RaggedyMandy (4), ElspethW (4), ssimon2000 (4), JDavidSBB (3), buk1968 (3), RetiredOne (2), SESedgemore (2), LucasBale (2), terriaminute (1), SamcLain (1), marina042 (1), bibliotekarina (1), alent1234 (1), pdx_runner (1), VivianBeasley (1), Evmeister88 (1), OgreZed (1), zombiefriend (1), Kajola (1), AncaCiochina (1), Firesmith (1), Anissu (1), cheekylala_kindle (1), JPSalter (1), Joseph_Stelmaszek (1), ClaraCoulson (1), pamirick (1), trigstarom (1), ReedBaggett (1), ZaraD.Garcia-Alvarez (1), feralcatbob (1), Shadowdog513 (1), Mecaza (1), Verkruissen (1), Dr_Tarr (1), jason9292 (1), Rubys.Centuries have passed since life ended on the blue planet. It is a series which looks at what it takes to keep humanity alive following our near destruction – how far a government should go to protect a species’ future. Some readers have said that fans of Firefly will love it, and Firefly inspired me to write it. Beyond the Wall is an epic, hard-science fiction space opera.

A revolution is coming and the war to control humanity’s future is about to begin. Yet there are those who preach a new religion and who want to be free. Humanity’s true history survives only in whispers of a secret archive. All crime is punished by banishment or a lifetime of penal servitude aboard the Kolyma prison fleet. Every citizen is implanted with a device to monitor location, health and nutrition, and emotion. The Magistratus controls interstellar travel, access to technology – even procreation. In return for the protection of the Consulate Magistratus, citizens must concede their rights absolutely.

A new Republic has formed – one in which freedom no longer exists. Humanity’s survivors are now dispersed among distant colonies, thousands of light years from the barren, frozen rock that was once their home. Centuries have passed since the First Cataclysm ended life on the blue planet. Descriptions Edit Descriptions Earth is gone.

The Heretic by Lucas Bale