Verdant Divided: Technology Meets Holy War

by Doc Honour

A simple pilgrimage with miracles runs afoul of both technology and Holy War. Award-winning author Doc Honour spins another fascinating tale of people caught in their own dilemmas on the planet Verdant.
Jake Palatin’s empathy technology, the transpath, helps people to understand each other, until one religious country bans the device. Struggling to meet their dream of a kinder humanity, he and his wife Zofia fight to spread the transpath to the three remaining human worlds.

Fenet Powrfaith, an unknown itinerant minister, loses his lifelong ability to perform miracles. Following his God’s purifying command to walk seven hundred kilometers, he is torn by his disciples gaining the abilities he has lost. When the One Church attacks them, his disciples turn to the banned transpath for help.

Set against growing international tension, the events sweep toward a stunning conclusion that surprises everyone—including the reader.

Doc Honour, a renowned systems engineer, builds on his vast experience to create highly acclaimed science fiction. Iconoclast, polymath, and author, his stories combine action, emotion, and technology into a read you can’t put down.

357 pages, Kindle Edition

Published January 20, 2025

About the author

Iconoclast, polymath, and author, Doc Honour has been a US Navy pilot, an international leader in systems engineering, and a successful entrepreneur. He holds a PhD from the University of South Australia in systems engineering. Doc has led teams of up to 50 people to build complex systems; the system integration problem sequences in this book reflect his real-life experience. He has taught nearly 500 short courses to help others learn to do what he has done. Doc Honour’s short story Fishing Hands won a top (Gold) award in the 2022 Royal Palm Literary Awards of the Florida Writers Association. Born on Guam, he’s lived in 34 different places. These days, he lives in Florida with his wife and a willful Australian Shepherd named Chip.