AustLit

'Welcome to a world where humanity’s deadliest enemy is not a plague or warmongering alien species, but an insidious adversary that attacks from within.

'Welcome to the Ark Ship.

'Avalon Davo is a C20 – one of an elite group of humans brought forward in time from 1999 to 2199 by metaphysical aliens. Through prescience and a unique bonding to a succession of spaceships, C20s have served mankind as early warning devices for three hundred years.

'In 2499, Davo is bonded to the Ark ship Eagle, built to store and decontaminate large sections of Earth’s biomatter while the planet is systematically cleaned. After ten years of construction, two weeks before its maiden voyage, Eagle’s captain is killed. Departure cannot be delayed because the ark ship’s presence in the Katyl system is necessary to ratify a peace treaty. But the appointment of Chris Falcon as the new captain is highly controversial – especially in light of his role in the Katyl War.

Eagle’s departure triggers a nanite virus on Earth and Spacedock, where additional Ark ships are under construction. As high-ranking members of the Ark Ship project succumb to the virus, a staggering conspiracy is revealed. But the head of the senatorial investigation into the conspiracy has a personal hatred of Falcon and a deep prejudice against C20s and aliens. As Eagle’s inhabitants meet their erstwhile enemies and learn the true nature of the Katyl…

'The Ark Ship is a murder mystery on a vast scale; a political intrigue set against the backdrop of space. It is not so much about space exploration, C20s or aliens, although their history unfolds during the story, but about events that occurred because even after five hundred years, humans are still seduced by power and greed, driven by ambition, suffer prejudice and demand vengeance at any price. It’s also a love story between two people who can never consummate their love – on pain of death.'

Source: Publisher's blurb.