Rise of Ahrik is a science fiction story about the meaning of love in the face of war and violence. Under women's rule, children are betrothed at birth to reinforce a peace that has stood for a thousand years. But when Zharla is forced to marry a man she doesn't love, she starts to uncover troubling secrets. She suffers a brutal attack in the dead of night. Her new husband, Ahrik, leads a shadowy force of clone soldiers. A rebellion over men's rights threatens women's rule. The impossible uncertainties of war leave Zharla wondering what she can possibly do to protect the only world she has ever known.
Rise of Ahrik is a science fiction story about the meaning of love in the face of war and violence. Under women's rule, children are betrothed at birth to reinforce a peace that has stood for a thousand years. But when Zharla is forced to marry a man she doesn't love, she starts to uncover troubling secrets. She suffers a brutal attack in the dead of night. Her new husband, Ahrik, leads a shadowy force of clone soldiers. A rebellion over men's rights threatens women's rule. The impossible uncertainties of war leave Zharla wondering what she can possibly do to protect the only world she has ever known.