Cobalt Slave

by Jon Walker

As a farmboy on the frontier of New Eden, the rule of the Public Health Department is all Mark has ever known. The Department has kept humans on this colonized planet alive for a century by mining cobalt and controlling the essential vitamin B-12. But Mark learns that as easily as the Department distributes live-saving vitamins, it can take it all away. Suddenly, Mark finds himself in the middle of an epic power struggle to win control of the cobalt and free the people of New Eden.

Genres: Science Fiction

180 pages, Kindle Edition

Published January 12, 2016

About the author

Jon Walker is a graduate of Wesleyan University and a lifelong fan of science fiction.
He previously worked as a senior policy analyst and reporter for the website Firedoglake and now works as a freelance writer.

His first published book was a non-fiction futurist work, After Legalization: Understanding the Future of Marijuana Policy. His first full-length novel is Cobalt Slave. Jon also writes about futurism and science fiction at the blog PendingHorizon.com.

Reviews

[stephanie · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great concept -- using access to an essential vitamin to control a whole colony (and perhaps the last remaining people in the universe). I appreciated the diversity of compelling characters and a couple key, suspenseful scenes. The ending came as quite a surprise to me, so I enjoyed that.

[Jesse Deleon · Rating 5 out of 5]

Love this book!

Thank you Jon Walker for a very insightful storyline with a fantastic scientific approach. Love this book and highly recommended!