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Imitari
“Earth is dying. And so are the lies that built it.”
When Orinious Xaiv is unexpectedly named Exim, the future leader of the Imitari, his life is torn from anonymity into prophecy. The Imitari—genetically altered, divinely guided, and mercilessly structured—have a final mission before Earth collapses: recover the Seeds of Mankind, or lose everything.
Failure means death. Not just his, but the end of all.
Assigned to protect him is Veyra, a feared Chimaera known for bloodshed, not mercy. She is everything he isn’t—strong, feared, deadly—and bound to him by an unbreakable command.
They are opposites. She is a weapon. His destiny holds more.
But as their journey leads them through the remnants of humanity’s sins, terrible truths unravel. The deeper they dig, the more they question the very foundations of their existence, and the orders that brought them together.
Recovering the Seeds is only the beginning. What they find could reshape everything the Imitari believe… or destroy it all.
IMITARI is the electrifying first book in the ALTERA DOMI series—a dystopian sci-fi saga of fate, fury, and forbidden love. Perfect for fans of DUNE, SHATTER ME, and RED RISING who crave brutal worlds, high-stakes transformation, and romance in equal measure.
When Orinious Xaiv is unexpectedly named Exim, the future leader of the Imitari, his life is torn from anonymity into prophecy. The Imitari—genetically altered, divinely guided, and mercilessly structured—have a final mission before Earth collapses: recover the Seeds of Mankind, or lose everything.
Failure means death. Not just his, but the end of all.
Assigned to protect him is Veyra, a feared Chimaera known for bloodshed, not mercy. She is everything he isn’t—strong, feared, deadly—and bound to him by an unbreakable command.
They are opposites. She is a weapon. His destiny holds more.
But as their journey leads them through the remnants of humanity’s sins, terrible truths unravel. The deeper they dig, the more they question the very foundations of their existence, and the orders that brought them together.
Recovering the Seeds is only the beginning. What they find could reshape everything the Imitari believe… or destroy it all.
IMITARI is the electrifying first book in the ALTERA DOMI series—a dystopian sci-fi saga of fate, fury, and forbidden love. Perfect for fans of DUNE, SHATTER ME, and RED RISING who crave brutal worlds, high-stakes transformation, and romance in equal measure.
373 pages, Hardcover
Published August 17, 2023
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About the author
Jenna McLeod
1 book10 followersI am the author of IMITARI and its forthcoming sequel CHIMAERA. I'm intrigued by all that is bizarre, unconventional, and controversial. I currently live on the Emerald Coast of Florida with my family and my dogs.
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August 30, 2023
Excellent book with really creative world building and setting, haven't read a book that has such a theme as this. Excited to see the next installments from the author.
November 24, 2024
DISCLAIMER - I received a free copy of this book to review for the 2024/25 Self-Published Science Fiction Competition (SPSFC).
I have mixed feelings about this book. There are parts that I thought were excellent; a complex plot, writing that keeps you engaged, and a core cast of characters that face many trials with which we are all familiar. The evolving plot includes family battles, class conflicts, forbidden love, a utopian community, a feudal state, and a dystopian landscape.
Unfortunately, what there is not in this science fiction novel is science. While Jenna McLeod’s book revolves around nuclear war mutations and genetic alterations, that is pretty much the extent of the science.
The storyline twists and turns throughout the three hundred seventy-six pages. At its core are two characters Orinious, the son of a sadistic dictator, and Veyra, the dictators’ executioner. These two are an unlikely pair that has been tasked with searching the barren and dangerous world landscape for a package of heirloom, pre-war seeds.
The book has a lot of action, a number of moral issues, and a fresh look at a dystopian future. Unfortunately, in the middle of the adventure McLeod decides to make this a love story like Tony and Maria’s blossoming love in the middle of West Side Story’s gang war. The difference is that West Side Story, like the Romeo and Juliet play that it was based upon, was always meant to be a love story. In Imatari, it feels like the author changed the theme in the middle of the book.
The book ends with a cliffhanger, setting up the sequel, Chimaera.
I have mixed feelings about this book. There are parts that I thought were excellent; a complex plot, writing that keeps you engaged, and a core cast of characters that face many trials with which we are all familiar. The evolving plot includes family battles, class conflicts, forbidden love, a utopian community, a feudal state, and a dystopian landscape.
Unfortunately, what there is not in this science fiction novel is science. While Jenna McLeod’s book revolves around nuclear war mutations and genetic alterations, that is pretty much the extent of the science.
The storyline twists and turns throughout the three hundred seventy-six pages. At its core are two characters Orinious, the son of a sadistic dictator, and Veyra, the dictators’ executioner. These two are an unlikely pair that has been tasked with searching the barren and dangerous world landscape for a package of heirloom, pre-war seeds.
The book has a lot of action, a number of moral issues, and a fresh look at a dystopian future. Unfortunately, in the middle of the adventure McLeod decides to make this a love story like Tony and Maria’s blossoming love in the middle of West Side Story’s gang war. The difference is that West Side Story, like the Romeo and Juliet play that it was based upon, was always meant to be a love story. In Imatari, it feels like the author changed the theme in the middle of the book.
The book ends with a cliffhanger, setting up the sequel, Chimaera.
January 1, 2024
The future of humanity is at risk when people mix their DNA with animals and he is about to become the leader of it all. Would you want to become part animals? How will life change? What will they do? See just how their lives will change
I received an advance copy from hidden gems and I want to review
I received an advance copy from hidden gems and I want to review
December 11, 2023
So extremely imaginative and well-written! I was sucked in by the world, plot, and characters.
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