I loved that this involved Mercury in this scifi genre, it was unique and worked with what I was looking for. The characters had that overall storyline that I was looking for and enjoyed getting to know them in this world. James Bow wrote this well and left me wanting to read more.

James Bow has created an excellent community set on Mercury after the collapse of Earth from it's various futures. The citizens of Earth that now live on Mercury must learn complete self reliance as they constantly move around the planet to stay in the dark away from direct contact with the sun. Bow sets this community into a realistic apocalyptic event when all contact with outside planets is cut off. The sense of doom and the urgent situation cause an immediate assumption of control by Adelheid, now Queen of Mercury and regent of all of the citizens. This is the backstory as told in one half of this rather large tome. The second half is 50 years in the future when a message is received from an Earth that all thought destroyed. Adelheid's daughter is now Queen and her granddaughter heir assumpted. An accident will cause the death of the Queen and injury of the princess bringing dowager Queen Adelheid back to assist in ruling. The story is so well developed and the telling so seamless, you'll not come back to this world for anything.......harsh words could be in store for anyone trying to get your attention. Bow's skillful writing brings readers to an immersion in the story and it's fantastic predictions of an Earth that could sicken and die without massive intervention and maybe even then not be saved. It's all too easy to "see" this picture. Should he be able to maintain the strength of the characters as the story grows, he'll easily have a fan club.