MARIEL: THE BEGINNING Kindle Edition

The end of the world doesn’t announce itself with fire.It starts with a journal.A microchip.And a boy who was never meant to survive.Chicago, 2019. A priest wakes from a coma with visions he can’t explain. A woman trained to kill questions the mission that’s defined her life. A young bookstore clerk is unknowingly implanted with a chip that could change the future.Spanning decades and continents, Mariel weaves the lives of a priest, an assassin, and a young woman caught in the crossfire of a secret war. From a Russian enhancement program to American political power plays, from prophetic dreams to weaponized children, their paths collide under the weight of something much older—and far more dangerous—than they understand. Read more