The Infinite State
Book One of The Decurion Saga
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In this blistering science fiction epic, international bestselling author Richard Swan presents a thrilling tale of survival and an eviscerating examination of totalitarianism.
THE INFINITE STATE begins at a flashpoint in the lives of a widowed party member, a disgraced investigator, and a hypersled pilot—entangled in a plot to escape the suffocating authority of a fascist state.
WHO GIVES YOU LIFE?
PATER AETERNUS.
Katherine Fuller’s husband is dead. As an esteemed member of Pater Aeternus—governing party of the fascist, galaxy-spanning Decurion Empire—he has left behind an estate of immeasurable wealth. And Katherine is going to inherit it.
WHO GIVES YOU PURPOSE?
PATER AETERNUS.
Life under the Eternal Father is rigidly stratified, surveilled, and controlled—each new day to be endured, not lived. But with Katherine’s newfound fortune, she is presented with a rare and dangerous opportunity: purchase a virgin world, and create a better, fairer society.
WHO GIVES YOU JOY?
PATER AETERNUS.
But the Empire cannot allow its wayward daughter to succeed. And as Katherine works in secret, recruiting allies she's not even sure she can trust, she will discover exactly how far Pater Aeternus is willing to go to stop her. Because Katherine is going to create something nobody has seen for many years.
A democracy.
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A group of unlikely rebels living under a hostile fascist government attempt to build an independent space colony from the ground up in this intricate and fascinating political science fiction masterpiece from Swan (Grave Empire). Katherine Fuller and her husband, Eskil, live very public and privileged lives as high-ranking citizens of the interstellar Decurion Empire. Shortly after the traumatic revelation that their son has died in utero, Eskil dies in an autocruiser accident, leaving Katherine a massive inheritance. Having already begun to inwardly critique the Empire's regime, Katherine finds that a stray insensitive comment from Councillor General Ruben Morozov at her husband's funeral is enough to inspire her to pursue founding a new nation. The first step: use her newfound fortune to purchase an unincorporated planet. The resulting high-stakes nation-building adventure jumps between three perspectives: Katherine; prodigal hypersled racer Julian Yashego; and detective Cyprian Reis. As Julian is repeatedly harassed by Jaroslav Droor, the Empire's minister of information, and Cyprian investigates the murder of one of the engineers on Julian's hypersled team, it gradually becomes clear that they and Katherine are caught up in a larger conspiracy. Their struggle to stay true to their convictions culminates in a thrilling and cinematic battle for freedom. Part scathing critique of fascism, part political science experiment, this page-turner is packed full of satisfying intrigue and game-changing reveals. It's sure to keep science fiction fans on the edge of their seats.
