Jignesh is a young man that comes into some money. That changes his life drastically opening up opportunities to make his fantasies true. Women old and young fall for the strapping young man hoping score some of that money. But not all are alike.
A small-time smuggler, Antal lives on the fringes of society in a minor backwater port somewhere in the Empire. While not exactly a cruel man he isn’t a saint and has his own issues with lust and revenge. He’s happy with how his life is going but outside forces, including the mysterious and dangerous Herceg and a bevy of women seem bound and determined to screw with it. Not a sequel to the story Ascension but comes from the same universe and a few of the characters overlap here and there.
Well, I'm not. I get in dark moods. I piss people off. I have anger management issues. I just got busted from detective to blues-wearing patrol officer. And now I'm listening to another abused wife and mother that the system can't protect from her asshole husband. That's putting me in an even darker mood. I gotta do something!
The plot has many surprises. I don't want to reveal too much. Backscatter is a near term futuristic story, starting in Bell County Texas in the 2040's. It's a story of epic adventure, lots of hard SF, and it starts with something as simple as a grocery shopping list.
A story of inter-racial love in the Old South. Be warned that the language is based on that of the time. It may not always be politically correct by modern standards.
This is a romance. If you want a stroke story, download something else.