Product Description Deehabta's Song is the story of a woman's struggle to find herself and return home. A captive who does not consciously know she is a captive, she is forced to fight external and internal foes. With the help of others, she is set free and learns to accept the person she always was, a reality that was hidden in the dark world of her own subconscious mind. A warrior from start to finish, she acts without hesitation to fight against any powerful force, be it a tyrant or the empire itself, to protect the people of her world. Pinnacle Book Achievement Award Winner, NABE Fall 2021Literary Titan Silver Award Winner, March 2022 Review BlueInk Review:Realism merges with cosmic world building to create an immersive experience in Stephen Alder'sDeehabta's Song.The story takes place over two time periods. One is in 3995 AFS, or "After First Settlement," soon after the end of a war between the planets of Roon and Caderyn. Krissa, the protagonist, is in her 30s here, and in her 60s during the second timeframe of 4025 AFS, in which she is approaching retirement and accepts a new roommate into her life while dealing with the continuing emotional aftermath of cosmic warfare. ...The novel's strengths are in its pace, timeline, and character development. Krissa is a layered character, and the story's core blossoms from the hidden complexity of her past. Interactions between the narrative's main women are intuitive and deeply realistic, a quality often lost in mainstream science fiction. A page-turner, the story is paced and curated so that the past and present narratives align perfectly in terms of story revelations. ...Densely populated with immersive detail and portraying a realistic plight of women in harsh political landscapes, Deehabta's Song will delight genre readers, particularly those seeking stories about women with the fullness of their humanity intact.Literary Titan:... This futuristic dystopia is well thought out, and the creativity running through this imaginative story is impressive as the reader is transported to another time and place. There are also many hints made towards the back story of Krissa, which engage the reader to find out more. With each piece of information that Krissa discovers about her past, more questions come forward slowly unraveling the web of lies and misinformation she has believed. ... About the Author Stephen Alder was born in Texas in 1952 and raised in a military family. Growing up, he has lived in southern, central, eastern, and western US states including Hawaii. He has also lived in Germany. Eventually moving to California, Stephen is a technical writer. This is his first fictional novel.