"In this second installment of an SF series, a scientist tries to reunite with friends while a pandemic and an imminent war threaten the world.

The FossilFlu virus has devastated Earth, now split into the Sanctuary of Europe, the Sanctuary of Americas, and the Sanctuary of Asia. In Europe, virologist Dr. Mercy Perching has helped keep safe an avian-human hybrid with a genetic immunity to the virus. The Americas’ ruthless leader, the Prime, wants the hybrid for her country, even if it means going to war with Europe. Mercy plans a trip to Asia, where some of her friends—rebels against the Prime—are currently taking refuge. With her traveling companion, government agent Basil Goodman, she plans to bring her cohorts back to Europe. But following a sudden attack during their journey, the two awaken separately in Oasis One. In this apparent lab, Mercy learns from android Sindy that she and Basil are in quarantine. It seems they’ve reached Asia, which has battled FossilFlu with a genetic modification. In addition, Oasis One’s “Keepers,” to avoid humanity’s potential extinction, have Incubation Synths, like Sindy, for human propagation. But Mercy and Basil look to escape, as the gene therapy, if ineffective, could result in their deaths. Weisbeck’s wonderfully detailed sequel tackles SF staples readers know by heart, including Sindy’s questioning what it means to be human. But the characters and relationships are remarkable, especially Mercy and Basil; his feelings run deeper, as she’s in love with someone else. The Prime is another standout character: This formidable villain is frighteningly omnipotent. The prose is evocative, particularly when describing the environment: “Fiddleheads of lady fern unrolled, spongy toadstools mushroomed into blue gilled umbrellas, and odorous prickly pine needles and buttercup wildflowers filled the air with an otherworldly aura.” The author smartly concentrates on only a few characters in this short installment and leaves plenty of avenues to explore in the next volume. A sharp, illuminating dystopian tale." -Kirkus Reviews

"The second part of Daniel Weisbeck's "Children Of The Miracle," Oasis One is an unsettling surprise, a breech birth wherein expectations are subverted for all the right reasons. The author respects the audience's ability to play catch-up from what came before, and here the page has become that much more heightened since we last saw Dr. Mercy Perching; it's chilling, at times downright invasive, and seemingly self-aware. Looking subjectively at life from different sides in an eerie parallel, Weisbeck explores whether the creation should learn from its creator or if the creator need learn from its creation. Several scenes excel at making the flesh crawl, and Weisbeck's wordplay skillfully submerges the reader into this speculative melee where very real human concerns are pitted against AI logic. Hovering in the background at all times is an imminent world war, and the longed-for sense that love always wins in the end is overshadowed by a warning: should we fail to change, humanity's bright future as a species is to be stymied by our increasing disconnect from one another. Are we then to be caught in a cycle without end, wandering and wondering, never to learn our purpose nor how to fulfill it? The answer is, frighteningly, yes. I can't imagine a worse fate. A poignant read which hauntingly holds its own alongside its predecessor... this is Weisbeck's 'Empire Strikes Back'." -Brandon Keaton, Author of Transcendence

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-Open to running giveaways of both Book One (Children of the Miracle) and Book Two (Oasis One) 

-The launch is February 5th, 2021