Reader's Choice. This is technically a prequel to the series Reclaiming Midmark. It can also be read at any time before the third book, which was when it was written. To the people of Midmark, the war was just something that they saw on the news vids. They often scoffed, "Who would want to destroy the planet that was didcated to providing the communications to the galaxy." Even after they were destroyed, the question still lingered. Bet Young was just one of the many technicians who worked for the AI's. Her bonded ran one of the premier restaurants in the city. Her eldest child was the youngest Sci Tech. Her unborn child was the subject of interest for her AI, granting her priviledges that few knew were possible. As gifted as she was, she found her world turned upside down on the day that none of the survivors would ever forget. Even until the day she died, she never told anyone how much she did know about what befell the entire planet, her mind not allowing her to remember the tragedy and horror that she witnessed and survived. This is her story. See the end of the tech rich world from her perspective.