Open Horizon

By Hallimar Rathlorn

CONTENT WARNING: This book contains material that may be harmful or traumatizing to certain audiences, including graphic depictions of physical and sexual violence, verbal abuse, and various mental health conditions.

In The 26th Century The Solar System is dominated by the Earth-based-hegemon known as Concordia - granted the moniker of "the State" by its loyal servants. Lisa Morgan is anything but. Born on Glacia only a few generations after its vassalization, Lisa's heart contains only two emotions: patriotic love for her homeworld and nationalistic abhorrence for anything associated with the outside powers that make her once-independent world a realm of second-class citizenry. Bent on expansion, the outside powers sent forth the Open Horizon-VII - a state of the art vessel charged with mankind's first attempt to touch other star systems.

By chance, Lisa is chosen to serve aboard this vessel - blessing her with the opportunity to "prove Glacia's worth" to Concordia, and cursing her to decades of service to, and alongside, the first-class citizens also serving aboard the vessel. To fulfill her promise to her people and High King, Lisa must put herself above her Terran workmates so as to impress their sociopathic administrators. But, she must also maintain the perfect image of loyal submissiveness those very workmates expect. Failing to both, simultaneously, will result in disastrous consequences - from her own legally binding dehumanization, to Glacia having the last vestiges of its sovereignty torn away, or worse.

Lisa faces unspeakable struggle, yet shields herself with silent anger and hidden resentment for the totality of Concordian evil. Only... as she meets her workmates, she finds that the evil infesting Concordian society is not as all-encompassing as she hoped. Following her over the course of over a week, this novel details Lisa's journey as she gets to know aliens for the first time, faces difficult moral challenges, and questions her own beliefs - telling a story that questions what it even means to be "good" and "bad."

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0DTP8VV3N
• ISBN13: 9798301322280
• Release Date: January 2025
• Publisher: Independently Published
• Length: 364 Pages
• Weight: 1.07 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.0" x 9.0"