Felicia Harper

In a world where the skies are choked with ash and the earth is a graveyard of failed experiments, humanity clings to survival within sterile bio-domes, ruled by the ruthless Biotech Houses. Outside, the Ashfall Wastes sprawl—a lawless frontier of mutated ecosystems, scavengers, and rogue bioengineered creatures. Here, two outcasts collide: Sariq Voss, a terraforming fugitive bound to a forbidden symbiotic organism, the *Erythron*, capable of healing poisoned soil but also of destruction; and Daven Korrin, a disgraced genomic coder hunted by his own creations. Together, they uncover the Erythron’s full potential—a weapon that could either restore Earth or hasten humanity’s extinction.
Haunted by the moral weight of their choices, Sariq grapples with the Erythron’s alien consciousness as it threads through their body, entwining vines and blooming flowers from their fingertips. Daven seeks redemption for the black-market genetic hack that shattered his career, his past a shadow that refuses to fade. Pursued by the relentless Biotech Houses, who see the Erythron as the ultimate weapon, their journey through the Wastes is a crucible of survival and transformation. They encounter the fragmented AI Mnemosyne, cryptic fungal colonies, and allies like scavenger Kael Orrin—each deepening the tale’s exploration of ecological resilience, ethical ambiguity, and the fragile balance between creation and destruction.
In the heart of the Ashfall Wastes, an ancient facility holds the key to the Erythron’s fate—and the future of humanity. Sariq and Daven must choose: unleash its full potential and risk humanity’s extinction, or destroy it and condemn Earth to irreversible decay. A haunting yet hopeful tale of redemption in the face of despair, The Ashfall Accords of the Bio-Sovereign Wastes is a gripping exploration of ecological resilience, the moral complexities of technological advancement, and the fragile threads of hope in a shattered world. Will they restore the planet—or reshape it forever?