I want to thank the following: my wife, Vicarose, for supporting me and putting up with my writing and brainstorming for so many years the experienced and friendly staff at iUniverse for helping me with my dream of publishing a novel Rances, who provided a Surface and chatted about the story for years Scott A. To the woman who turned me into a midwife, the girl who named a lizard Lost and Found, and the boy who sends his balloons into space. Library of Congress Control Number: 2017902021 The views expressed in this work are solely those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of the publisher, and the publisher hereby disclaims any responsibility for them. All of the characters, names, incidents, organizations, and dialogue in this novel are either the products of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously.īecause of the dynamic nature of the Internet, any web addresses or links contained in this book may have changed since publication and may no longer be valid. No part of this book may be used or reproduced by any means, graphic, electronic, or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, taping or by any information storage retrieval system without the written permission of the author except in the case of brief quotations embodied in critical articles and reviews. The escalating succession of combat scenes recalls run-of-the-mill manga, and there’s really nothing else to the story.All rights reserved. As he fights, Paul loses most of his inhibitions, along with much of his original body mass he is aided by a seductive AI and an amusingly foul-mouthed trainer. Fortunately, Paul and his family have been designing a battle suit, Variance, that should be perfect for the task. Therefore, Father Kaiser, creator of the Utopian race, sends him to the moon Xameeshee to compete in the gladiatorial contest of divine might so that he can confront Crimson’s mastermind, Shadow. This will let him fight back against the invading forces from planet Crimson. All the other citizens on planet Azure are perfectly calm Utopians who are constitutionally unable to have any feelings other than happiness, but Paul and his family have the unique ability to develop more varied emotions. As this extremely earnest but awkward science fiction debut begins, hero Paul Benedict is rushing toward an immense residential structure that is under attack by a merciless enemy.

Variance by Josen Llave