Obey the Creed. Fear the Consequence. Dissent is Death.

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In the aftermath of a fractured America, the southern states form the superstate of Scopus, a nation born from war and shaped by Minister Samuel Davis. Scopus presents itself as a utopian society where equality is enforced by a fundamentalist regime. Here every citizen's role is determined by a life-altering test, and lawbreakers are punished ruthlessly.

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Elide Hester, dreams of a life shaped by her own choices. But when her rare gift is revealed, she is thrust into the clandestine circles of a deadly pseudo-religious organization. The Mourners, an elite group of telepaths, are both revered and feared for their unparalleled abilities. As her role within the organization unfolds, it becomes evident that Elide’s unique abilities are the key to ending the war.

With the world's fate hanging in the balance, she must decide whether she will lead her people to salvation, or watch as the world burns in the fires of its own making.

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Her journey begins in The Mourners: The Deadly Elite, where she learns the cost of survival in a world that demands loyalty to a regime steeped in blood and faith.

 

This dystopian fantasy series explores the depths of religious extremism, power, and the price of defiance in a world where even the most devout can fall.

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*note: The Mourners series is the story of Elide Hester, a young woman in dystopian Texas, who discovers she possesses telepathic abilities that could end the centuries-old war plaguing her world.​ The companion novels explore the journeys of two other characters. The first will follow her brother and the second, her mentor.

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