In The War For Merridian, a young woman named Catch McCallister is drawn to a dying world by a ghostly S.O.S. signal. When she arrives on the scene, she discovers an ancient computer known as an Omega Throne. But the Throne is not what drew Catch to this world. Rather, it was a woman. A Spirit who’s been trapped here for a million years.

Her name is Olivia.

And Olivia has only one thing on her mind: finish her mission. Eradicate an ancient hive-mind parasite known as the Variant King who seeks to consume the galaxy. But she’s going to need a Champion…

We learn, for as long as Olivia has resided atop the Throne, she has harnessed the power of thr machine to stave off the death of the planet, long enough for someone to inevitably find her.

Finally, her Champion has arrived…

While Catch views her circumstances with a modicum of suspicion, we find that her boldness will rise to any occasion. Eager to make up for mistakes of her past, she accepts this mantle. (“Besides, it could be fun!”)

As the two travel together, each grapple with their past. Olivia, betrayed by someone she loved, trusts no one. And Catch–she dwells on how she failed the people on her last colony…

Together in their struggles, the two will rely on each other throughout this adventure. But little does Catch know, that her new companion is hiding something about her past.

Nothing will stop Olivia from completing her mission. No matter what it costs her. No matter what it costs anyone else…

While this novel has romance, passion, action, drama, and comedy, it is–at its heart–about friendship.

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