Renatus

renatus - a dark, sci-fi novella, ready to be devoured.Aldon Prandtel used to be a successful scientist. Now he is a street-urchin-drug-addict who lives on the broken streets of 22nd century St. Louis, a gigantic but decaying metropolis. Though he doesn't know it, the government of the North American Union-a splinter nation that formed when the United States dissolved-is looking to enlist him in a much-touted research project rumored to have a hidden dark side. As the truth unravels,...
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renatus - a dark, sci-fi novella, ready to be devoured.Aldon Prandtel used to be a successful scientist. Now he is a street-urchin-drug-addict who lives on the broken streets of 22nd century St. Louis, a gigantic but decaying metropolis. Though he doesn't know it, the government of the North American Union-a splinter nation that formed when the United States dissolved-is looking to enlist him in a much-touted research project rumored to have a hidden dark side. As the truth unravels, Aldon must search within himself for the courage to change the dangerous course set before him and his country.back cover text:The United States is no more. Over the course of the early 22nd century, it has dissolved into a set of hostile splinter nations; some have prospered, some have not. Political scheming and posturing have reached an all time high, fueled by hatred and paranoia. But Aldon Prandtel doesn't care about any of that. Years ago he lost his family, descended into despair, and ended up living on the streets of northern St. Louis. Now, his only objectives are to stay alive and find his next hit of Trax, a mind-bending substance that has ensnared millions. What he doesn't know is that those in power have plans for him that aim to shake the new and tenuous world order . . .