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Nobody's War
A.S. Dhavale, author
A fast-paced space opera set in the far future. The story progresses from depicting intense political conflicts to a war between two intra-galactic forces but ultimately delves into the emotional upheavals of its solid yet absolutely crazy characters!
Walk with President Zxea, a strong female leader of the modern world. Laugh with Xules, a 'no guilt' attached dealer. Carve out your niche in this big, bad universe with Kubo, a young girl with immense talent and strong emotional longings. Question the existence and purpose of human life with the deep-thinking monk, The Riok. Stick to your principles and see it through to the end with Jebbmy. Be fragile and live your life with Marxzib, the analyst with a bleeding heart! Look at the world with the starry eyes of Kwaqa, no matter how hard it gets!
'Nobody's War' presents the bleak themes of warfare and climate change through a simple narrative. It will make you think, laugh and question all at the same time.
From 'Nobody's War':
We live in strange times, but haven't there been stranger, weirder, and more difficult times than ours? It is the seventh millennium, and humans have colonized the far reaches of the universe. Science has made disease obsolete, but it hasn't been able to alter the human condition. People are, well, people. They are driven by greed, ambition, and an insatiable urge to overpower fellow humans. Relations matter still, and so does avarice. But in the end, who pays the ultimate price? Whose wars are these really that we fight?
Also, from Nobody's War:
"There are no winners in a war - there never were any winners in any war."
"It always takes an outsider. For better or for worse."
"Trust means nothing to us. It's a phony construct. We do not deal in such currencies."
"I do not age. I may die, but only if a system somewhere thinks it's my time."
"Pride is a pricier commodity than we often realize."
"There is an endless Śūnyatā around us, a nothingness. We all try to find meaning for ourselves in it."