Synopses & Reviews
Evolutions Child contains the first five (5) Episodes in the Republic of Luna series. The Republic of Luna is an ongoing saga about the trials and tribulations of humanities first extraterrestrial nation. Evolutions Child covers the Lunarian timeline from late October to early November in the year 2092. In a century filled with strife, the dogs of war are gathering once more. By late 2092, climate change and war have devastated the planet. Even thinned by bloodshed, famine, and disease, Earths population exceeds 10 billion. Food and water are in short supply, refugees number in the hundreds of millions and lawlessness abounds. Humanity is in turmoil. Religious zealots exploit this despair, claiming its Gods punishment for mans misdeeds. Within the North American Federation, Christian theocracy displaced democracy, plunging once proud America into a Dark Age. On the other side of the planet, the Islamic Brotherhood controls a third of the world from Indonesia, across Asia and the Middle East and well onto the African continent, India the only holdout. China, the leading space faring nation on Earth, allies with the Brotherhood providing them with science and technology for a price. Only within the European Union is there still a semblance of individual freedom. The nations of the world align along sectarian lines as global violence escalates. In sharp contrast, the Republic of Luna is a technocratic society where information flows freely and nothing is secret, a place governed by humanism and the laws of science. Out of necessity, life on an airless world burrows deep underground and to stay alive, Lunarians unlock natures deepest secrets, gaining mastery over the genetic foundations of life itself. In doing so, they become the first true extraterrestrials. From Washington to Rome to Mecca, when Earths theists learn of the Lunarians meddling in human genetics, they denounce them as abominations. Prince Ahmed Mohammed Al Zarqowi, Caliph of the Islamic Brotherhood, believes he can hide behind this turmoil to attack Luna with impunity and create humanitys first multi-planet empire. To the Caliph this is simply the next step in a plan to bring an unbelieving world under Islamic Law. He unleashes forces intent on destroying the Republic before its a half-century-old. Written by an aerospace engineer, the Republic of Luna series extrapolates from todays technology into tomorrows reality. It is at times a story of human resilience in a time of war.