Mortal Stars · Volume II of V
The Price of Life
Aion offers the extraordinary promise of extending human life. But in a civilization divided by access and power, that promise comes with a price.
Who gets another tomorrow?
About this volume
Humanity has survived among the stars, yet survival has not made society equal. The technology to prolong life changes what people value—and who has the means to protect their future.
As the consequences of those choices grow, the questions raised by the Nadir’s journey extend beyond the fate of one crew. What is a longer life worth, and who gets to decide?
The Price of Life continues the Mortal Stars saga, exploring the cost of progress in a future where time itself has become a source of inequality.
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Mortal Stars is a five-volume science fiction saga. For the full experience, begin with Volume I.