In the early 22nd century, the planet Earth came together under a single unified banner of the federal United Nations. As time and technology advanced, humanity reached into the stars and formed an interstellar government of Earth and its colonies, the Terran Democratic Republic. Terran space spreads across a large portion of the Known Galaxy, and their story is found within... A part of the New Worlds Reference Guide line - find out more about New Worlds at
Alex Perry is a reporter and nonfiction author. He is the author of Blood Will Flow, The Good Mothers, The Rift, Falling Off The Edge, and Lifeblood, as well as several ebooks. His journalism has won numerous awards and has appeared in The New Yorker, National Geographic, Politico, The Economist, Outside, The Guardian, Harper's, TIME, Newsweek, and others. Among screen adaptations of his work, Disney made a 6-part series of The Good Mothers, which won the Berlinale film festival. Born in Philadelphia and raised in England, Perry lived and worked for 15 years in Asia and Africa. He now lives in Hampshire, England.