Sign-In
Cart
Freedom's Birth: Melissa's Window
Paperback
Series: The Chronicles of Libra, Book 1
Publisher: Independently Published
Published: Feb 22 2026
Pages: 522
Weight: 1.07
Height: 1.30 Width: 5.25 Depth: 8.00
Language: English
For 129 years, humanity has lived under a lie.
Seven worlds fell. Billions were enslaved. And the United Planetary Federation called it peace.
Harold MacMillan believed the story everyone was taught - until his grandfather uncovers a devastating secret buried in a radioactive wasteland.
Libra didn't fall to a natural disaster. It was murdered.
Worse, the technology that erased an entire world from history is still being used. The Federation has found a way to control humanity's most powerful weapon: the human mind. In this dystopian science fiction story, freedom itself has become dangerous.
But one weapon survived.
More than a century ago, a grieving widow created an AI virus after her husband was murdered. Designed as an instrument of revenge, the virus was hidden away and left dormant - waiting for someone brave enough to awaken it.
Now that person may be Harold.
If he activates the virus, he could give billions of people their first chance at freedom. But unleashing it could also ignite a rebellion across the galaxy, turning a desperate fight for survival into a space rebellion against the Federation.
As Harold uncovers the truth about Libra, he must decide how much he is willing to sacrifice to break the Federation's control - and whether humanity is truly ready to be free.
In this AI science fiction adventure, advanced technology becomes both a weapon and a threat, forcing humanity to confront the consequences of an AI-controlled future.
Seven worlds fell into darkness.
Eight worlds will rise in fire.
Some chains can be broken.
Others must be shattered.
Freedom's Birth: Melissa's Window is an epic dystopian space opera filled with rebellion, political oppression, hidden history, and a galaxy-spanning fight for freedom.
For readers seeking a blend of dystopian science fiction, AI science fiction, space opera, science fiction rebellion, space rebellion, dystopian space opera, and mind control science fiction, this is an epic story of freedom, sacrifice, and humanity's fight to reclaim its future.
Also from
Jones, Peter F.
Also in
Science Fiction
On the Calculation of Volume (Book I): Shortlisted for the 2025 International Booker Prize
Balle, Solvej
Paperback
Red Rising 3-Book Box Set: Red Rising, Golden Son, Morning Star, and an Exclusive Extended Excerpt of Iron Gold
Brown, Pierce
Paperback