For fifty thousand years, humanity has been clawing its way out of a dystopian hole dug by a race of extraterrestrials. The “war in heaven” is not some mythological metaphor. It was quite real. Pointing at the newspaper on a nearby coffee table, Admiral Cortell explained, “In case you hadn’t noticed, the good guys didn’t win. Only the names of the rogues in charge have ever changed. The human experience hasn’t arrived at some terminus, all tied up with a pretty pink bow.” $0.99 on Kindle.