The GIfted

Ten million years ago there were 50 species of primate on Earth. This truly was the planet of the Apes! Roughly 2 million years ago, Earth was bathed in radiation from a supernova. There is a layer of isotope iron-60 to prove it. Could mutations have arisen to spur our evolution? After a modern supernova, a group of superachievers are born on Earth, Mars, and the Moon. In this prequel to Sol is Not Lost, Marcus Aurelius, the great-grandfather of Trevor Van Leeuwan is one of the gifted and invents FTL travel! Follow Marcus and trusted friends as they seek to exploit this new technology for good while keeping it from the nihilists. First book in The Van Leeuwan Trilogy but a great stand-alone read! Also available in .epub format.