The Other Side — Florian Armas

In a civilization where the authorities are able to read people's minds, a young man, a three-hundred-year old woman and a rogue AI join their forces to save what still can be saved in our galaxy.

The Universe is conscious, has many avatars, and likes to experiment on … us. Powerful Factions, the supreme form of social evolution in a galaxy where all civilizations are human-like, interfere for their own mysterious ends. When confident enough, they challenge the Universe seeding war and political mayhem by altering the fabric of time.

Ten million years ago, one Faction created an intelligent field, ready to destroy our galaxy, and to build a new universe from its ruins. It failed. Twenty billion people died, and the technology was at first forbidden, then forgotten. They are trying again. How many will die now?

The Other Side can be read as a standalone novel.