The Matriarch - Frank C Dravis

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Biographie:
An author with a flair for era-blending science fiction, Frank merges science fiction with fantasy elements such as sixth sense and the paranormal. His stories bridge the eras of the Middle Ages and the twenty-fifth century. In those plots Humanity is not alone in sentience, and in a nearly infinite universe how could it be? His cast of characters explore the interactions of humans of different eras, sentient reptiles, and AI bots. As an outcome of those interactions between people, love and romance blossom and die. After all, what is an engaging science fiction story without the human side, the emotions, the conflicts, to make the story relevant? In the end, science and technology serves its master -- us -- and is a means to a story's end. On a personal note, Frank lives along the Mississippi River in Wisconsin, where he writes the Dianis, A World In Turmoil chronicles. He was born in Detroit, Michigan, and has two degrees: A Bachelor of Computer Science and a Master of Business Administration. His careers include writer, software engineer, marketing executive, and chief information officer. He spent six years in the US Navy, and his love of the sea is reflected in chronicles, a love he has shared with his wife and two daughters. Over twenty years his writing has tread many paths, from blogging, industry white papers, trade journal articles, and his passion, science fiction....

Sommaire:
The Matriarch, the second book in the Dianis, A World In Turmoil chronicles, centers on the protected planet of Dianis. In a sudden shift in federation policy, the planet is stripped of its cultural observers and enforcement agents. A single team circumvents the withdrawal and stays behind. Dedication, friendship, and love motivate the members of the last Interspecies Development Branch (IDB) team. The disappearance of the IDB team has compelled the Matrincy, a council of sixthsense adepts, to intervene. In the absence of the IDB, Nordarken Mining secretly raids the planet in its quest for a critical resource needed in the Turboii War. Before his disappearance, Chief Inspector Achelous predicted Nordarken Mining, in the guise of independent extrasolars, would raid the planet. The efforts to defend Dianis from mining corsairs have attracted the attention of the powerful Paleowrights, a major religious sect on the planet. The Paleowrights covet the technologies that Achelous illegally introduced to Dianis and have begun ransacking towns where he and his team are suspected to be. The people of Dianis are thus faced with two enemies, a galactic conglomerate intent on ravishing their resources, and the provincial Paleowrights intent on suppressing all forms of enlightenment. Becoming aware of the cosmic turmoil that surrounds her lover Achelous, Marisa, a merchant princess, learns more of his secrets. He is not the simple Dianis trader he pretended to be but an undercover agent for a secret monitoring organization hundreds of years more advanced than Dianis. Marisa loves Achelous, their son, and her planet, but can she unravel the mystery of Achelous' disappearance in time to save him from Paleowright retribution? When Nordarken Mining comes, who will stop them?...