by Anna Vera
To Ashley R Carlson (author of The Charismatics), for showing me this path is possible. You’re a good soul—the best kind, a delicacy amongst the Muted—and I am privileged to have your help in scaling this mountain of self-publishing.
To my family . . .
To Theta Fraser Curry, for impressing upon me the necessity of reading Harry Potter (and let’s face it—reading in general) way back in the fifth grade. In so many ways, it’s because of you I’m a writer in the first place. Thanks for all your support, Missus. I love you.
To Mom, for instilling my love of Science Fiction. Thank you for all the Star Trek reruns and Star Wars movies—they taught me to look at the night sky, absorb the enormity of the universe, and play with what could possibly exist out there. I heart.
To Dad, for singing me to sleep as a little girl. You were the first to teach me the beauty of the written word—and though I didn’t grow up to write lyrics, I hope you’re able to sift through my fiction and find the window to my soul I’ve hidden there. Love you. Always.
To my sister, for everything. Especially the hash tag. You’ve urged me to run faster and try harder and—most of all—never let go of what means the most to me. This book is for you.
To Karan, for enduring all the early mornings I’ve left you to wake up alone, all the weekends I’ve disappeared, and all the late nights I’ve spent typing by candlelight to write. You make me better.
And last but not least . . .
To everybody on LiveJournal who read and critiqued my earliest stories and gave me the confidence to keep writing. You were my very first critique partners, and I’ll never forget you. To everybody I’ve met on Twitter, who have loyally shouted into the void of social media in favor of advertising my book. To the strangers who told me they didn’t usually like Sci-Fi, but fell in love with this story.
. . . and, of course, to every new reader who has taken the time to follow Eos to the last page of this book—and hopefully through the pages of books to come.
Table of Contents
Title
Thirty Years Earlier
Chapter 1
Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Chapter 4
Chapter 5
Chapter 6
Chapter 7
Chapter 8
Chapter 9
Chapter 10
Chapter 11
Chapter 12
Chapter 13
Chapter 14
Chapter 15
Chapter 16
Chapter 17
Chapter 18
Chapter 19
Chapter 20
Chapter 21
Chapter 22
Chapter 23
Chapter 24
Chapter 25
Chapter 26
Chapter 27
Chapter 28
Pronunciation Guide
About the Author
Acknowledgements
