Points of Failure Vol. 1

<p><strong style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)><em>INTERWOVEN</em></strong><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)> the highly anticipated inaugural volume in the </span><strong style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)><em>Points of Failure</em></strong><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)> series by H.E. Wallace and Roi Qualls plunges into the post-conflict world of 2275 where humanity faces its starkest choice: escape or perish. With only 85 years remaining before Earth can no longer support human life the Umoja-19 mission must not fail. When things do not go as planned it falls to Chief Scientist Dr. Tah Morant to figure out why his Deuteron engine has failed and how to fix it. But nothing is as it seems. Dr. Morant's efforts are complicated by personal tensions childhood trauma fickle friendships and brittle intimacies of marriage. To make matters worse he must steer clear of danger and political intrigue while navigating with a moral compass clouded by corporate bureaucracy and personal vendettas. </span></p><p></p><p><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>This isn't merely science fiction; it's a profound odyssey into social and personal transformation the relentless pursuit of justice and the deep spiritual metamorphosis required for our very survival. As one reviewer eloquently puts it </span><strong style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)><em>INTERWOVEN</em></strong><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)> crafts a beautifully detailed world carrying the exquisitely crafted undertones of Octavia Butler in its unflinching examination of complex human nature and the intricate cultural structures that persist even after global accord has seemingly abolished war. This painful journey mirrors the caterpillar's radical metamorphosis-a necessary dissolution of the old form for a completely new existence.</span></p><p></p><p><strong style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)><em>INTERWOVEN</em></strong><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)> reflects on our complicity our courage and the choices we face in shaping what comes next for planet earth. This isn't a dystopian warning or a utopian escape but a vital call to self-examination and transformation particularly in the face of the calamities--physical cultural spiritual political--shaping our current reality.</span></p>