The Birth of Paradise

“Be careful. If Felix finds you reading this, I can only imagine what might happen to you.”As a mysterious plague threatens to end civilization, disgraced tech mogul Felix Craft claims he’s conquered death itself. He’s invited journalist Rohan Patel to tell the story of the century: the creation of Meru. A digital paradise to serve as humanity’s final hope.Rohan arrives at Felix’s estate, expecting either groundbreaking science or spectacular failure. What he discovers is far more terrifying.Now, he’s smuggling out a secret, wrapped in the story of that fateful day. Paradise is not what it seems. Felix is not a savior.But Rohan knows how to stop him.The Birth of Paradise is a standalone technothriller novella in The Meru Initiative series.