Dead War

Humanity has forgotten where it came from. Something from its past is about to remind it.Across a galaxy divided by powerful civilizations, people are fighting their own battles. Political rivals struggle for control. Soldiers prepare for wars they believe they understand. Ordinary lives are caught between governments, cartels, and the people willing to kill for power.Then an archaeological expedition discovers a world that should have existed only in legend.Its ruins suggest that humanity's history is very different from the stories passed down through generations. And whatever happened there may have left something behind.Elsewhere, a man wakes with no memory of his past, in a body that should not exist. He has no idea who he used to be. But fragments of a forgotten war keep returning to him, along with instincts he cannot explain. As he struggles to understand himself, he must also decide what kind of man he wants to become.A young officer begins questioning the warrior society that raised him. A powerful cartel family follows a trail of secrets that leads far beyond its own territory. And political enemies, each convinced they're fighting for the right reasons, make decisions that will affect worlds they've never seen.Meanwhile, something terrible is unfolding in the distant reaches of the galaxy.No one knows who is responsible. The evidence is scattered across distant systems, and every discovery raises new questions. As separate lives and conflicts begin to intersect, the truth becomes harder to ignore.Humanity has fought countless wars, yet the greatest chapter of its history remains forgotten.And now, a war long forgotten is finding its way back.THE DEAD WAR is the first book in THE OTHER SIDE, a fast-paced, dark, character-driven space opera about divided civilizations, dangerous discoveries, conflicting loyalties, and a mystery that reaches back to humanity's lost origins.For readers who enjoy the political intrigue and interconnected storylines of The Expanse, the vast mysteries of Revelation Space, and the human stories woven into the epic scope of Hyperion.