Echo Earth
About this ebook
But when he activates the device, he doesn't find the past. He finds himself on Aurelis: a perfect, sterile world occupying the same orbital path as Earth, forever hidden behind the sun.
On Aurelis, humanity has achieved a terrifying kind of perfection. Under the guidance of the Harmonist Council, the population is integrated into a collective consciousness, their sharp edges smoothed away, their grief and chaos optimized into a managed, hollow peace. To the Aurelians, death is not a tragedy—it is a scheduled completion.
Trapped 186 million miles from home and faced with a system that intends to “integrate” Earth’s population to save them from themselves, Eli is offered a chilling choice: allow his daughter to live a free, chaotic, and likely doomed life on Earth, or accept a managed, safe, and hollow existence under Aurelian rule.
As his own mind begins to fray under the relentless pressure of neural synchronization, Eli discovers a hidden resistance—the Veilborn—who fight to remain human in a world designed to erase them. With the help of his grandfather’s journals and a desperate, unauthorized plan, Eli must sabotage the very bridge he helped create.
He has only hours before his own mind is overwritten. He has only one chance to save Earth from a fate worse than extinction. And he must decide if he is willing to become a monster to keep his daughter human.
In a world where peace is a prison and management is mercy, how much of yourself are you willing to lose to stay free?
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About the author
Randell Rankin is a professional electronics technician, currently serving as a Field Service Technician and a U.S. Navy veteran, having formerly served as an AT2 (Aviation Electronics Technician). Based in Grand Prairie, Texas, Randell is a dedicated author of hard science fiction.
His writing is deeply influenced by the works of Stephen King and Robert Heinlein. He is the author of the science fiction novel Echo Earth, which explores complex themes of displacement and the intersection of humanity and technology.
When he is not writing or working in electronics, Randell is an active enthusiast of radio-controlled (RC) aviation, with a particular passion for flying WWII warbirds. He finds his creative inspiration and support through his wife, Lorna, and treasures time spent with his grandchildren.
