Idyllian – R.Z. Held 


 

Nanite and implant internal technology began in the Pax Romana planetary empire's army, but it hasn't stayed there. Across four novellas and more than a century, two natives of the conquered planet Idyll must each contend with technological abilities thrust upon them without their consent. Genevieve, living in a time of war on her planet, was infected with nanites from a dying super-soldier—nanites that remade her in the image of those super-soldiers. Sienna, caught between the now-aging empire and even more violent rebels, was captured and used in a prisoner exchange in the place of a dead Pax Romana spy—leaving her with that spy’s implant in her head, leaking memories.

Can Genevieve and Sienna remain themselves with internal technology taking over their minds? And what can they do when the abilities granted by that hated technology are the only thing that can save the ones they love most?

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Subgenres: Adventure, Artificial Intelligence, Romance, Space Opera

Date first published:  May 25, 2021

On Kindle Unlimited: No

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Twitter: https://twitter.com/RhiannonHeld

Website: https://rhiannonheld.com/

Biography: R. Z. Held writes speculative fiction, including a space opera novella series and urban fantasy novels as Rhiannon Held. She lives near Seattle, where she works as an archaeologist for an environmental compliance firm. At work, she mostly uses her degree for copy-editing technical reports; in writing, she uses it for world-building; in public, she’ll probably use it to check the mold seams on the wine bottle at dinner.

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Cover artist name: Kate Marshall

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Editor/Formatter’s name: Sara McCormick

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