Copyright 2010 Roberta Osborn. All rights reserved.
Chaos and Reunion
My science fiction novel, Chaos
and Reunion, is under review at a
prominent sci-fi publishing
house. What follows is an e-
publishing cover graphic and
blurb that might yet be. Time will
tell.
When chaos happens, associations
with prominent people can be
dangerous. The family Lomae is
beautiful, brilliant, and talented,
dedicated to the arts and sciences,
diplomacy, and human rights. But
they find themselves entangled in,
perhaps the very cause of, the
destruction of their country.
Chadasca, the student of Chaos,
wins the Antorhan election.
Unfortunately, his financier, Korda,
actually controls much more than
campaign funds and lusts for
Chadasca's beautiful wife, Esiala.
But at his very own inaugural
celebration, Chadasca's wife publicly
abandons him for yet a third man, Myar a Lomae, the inventor of a powerful new
physics. The untoward consequences of biology, jealousy, and Myar's new math
ensnare the gentle family Lomae and others in the Obliteration of Antorha and
Korda's unspeakable campaign of terror.
Korda uses the chaotic unspeakable device to destroy Antorha and enslave what
remains of the population. The family Lomae is scattered across two continents. A
few family members are trapped on Kimminae, safely out of Korda's initial reach.
On Antorha, Esiala and Myar manage to survive the Obliteration only to discover
that they are themselves responsible, not just for Korda's wrath, but his power.
Lea, Myar's artistic, tender-hearted sister-in-law, is kidnapped by Korda and
forced to assume the brutal role of Governor while he begins a decades-long
assault on neighboring continents. Lea's daughter comes of age under Korda's
control, rejecting Lea's concerns and participating in his evil Take, the campaign
he calls The Reunion of Humanity. On Kimminae, Kenna, the synthete, recreates
the unspeakable technology for Kimminaen civil defense, heedless of the dangers
of creating computers that must control reality.
What readers have said about Chaos and Reunion:
"It's something that will appeal to everyone, not just science fiction readers."
"Top notch. As good as anything on the shelves....It's so imaginative--who would
have thought of a political theory based on chaos?"
"I loved it. I wanted to keep reading to find out what happened."
"It's a good book. I put it right up there with Ringworld. There's so much there.
The first 'book' would have been a whole book by itself, by anybody else."
"It works as a mystery, as a story about people, and as science fiction. I had to
finish it. I had to find out what happened to Esiala. This has a very interesting
ending."
"It's a good read. All the characters are well developed. The scene at Landovinio
was very emotional. There were a couple places like that toward the end. I'm a big
crier, but I was reading it on the train, so I couldn't cry."
"As I closed the book I thought--OK, where's the next one?"
