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by Jeff Taylor (Author)
Book one of the United Worlds History Series
A button click can take you across the galaxy. It can also strip away every shred of human privacy, safety, and security.
The year 2070 CE marked the beginning of the Age of Enlightened Expansion. RingTech portal technology allowed human expansion into the universe, while the Arcadian Path philosophy enlightened and united humanity in a shared dream for a better future.
Part one follows Miles Finerty, the first person to breathe the air of an alien world and experience the profound, mood-altering effects of planet Arcadia. His journey in 2070 CE inspired the Arcadian Path-the philosophy that shaped civilization on all of the United Worlds.
But, not even a good philosophy can change human nature. Without strict control, a RingTech portal is the ultimate weapon. It allows the corrupt to peer into a neighbor's bedroom, empty a bank vault, or drop raw sewage directly into the President's office.
And RingTech portals are everywhere-in every home, office, pocket, and purse by the time Cromen met Nava in 434 EE, on planet Beryl. These two young lovers from opposite ends of society, get pulled innocently into the center of a terrifying, galaxy-spanning conspiracy, orchestrated by the corrupt leaders of the Church of Seven Apostles (WARU). The Orthodox Waru clergy hold their congregation to very strict moral codes. Do they live by the same standards?
Nava and Cromen only wanted to be together and have a little adventure-but now, the fate of civilization rests in their hands.
From the utopian heights of advanced civilization to the dark frontiers of bootleg planets Heaven and Hell, Nava and Cromen fight to survive while revealing dark secrets along the way.
Can they stop the ultimate galactic threat and find their way back to each other? Or is the age of enlightenment about to burn?
Step through the portal and start the epic journey of The Arcadian Path today!
