Faces of Recovery continues the report on how millions of American soldiers have faced the ultimate dilemma: kill the enemy or risk being killed yourself. As documented in Eric Newhouse's earlier book, Faces of Combat, PTSD & TBI, each choice traumatizes the brain. The trauma is cumulative — prolonged combat increases emotional and physical injury. This book also describes a newly discovered complication, moral injury. It occurs:When soldiers are ordered into a conflict they can't j...

Dr. Paul Von Nieuwenhuyse has never been afraid of the law. Proudly unassimilated, he’s infamous for taking the government to court—and winning. But the law is changing, and it’s not the only enemy. When his son Nic betrays him, Paul loses custody of his daughter and finds himself on the wrong end of a restraining order. Enraged, he hacks into Nic’s database—and discovers the wicked project his son is developing on Mars. Faced with the end of the world, Paul realizes there is only one way ...

The story of a beloved “villain”—and the betrayal that turned a scientist into a madman.Nic has always been too smart for his own good. The son of the scientist responsible for putting humans on Mars, Nic plans to follow in his father’s footsteps. But when his father is cruelly punished for being “unassimilated,” Nic vows to create an apocalyptic weapon and free the world from United control. Seeking allies, Nic charms his way into the upper ranks, where h...

God didn't choose you, Philadelphia.The year is 2076. Earth is ruled by a one-world government. In order to maintain unity, all citizens must deny their national, racial, and religious identities—or suffer the consequences.Stranded on Earth and haunted by a powerful nemesis, Dr. Nic and his ward Philadelphia Smyrna flee onto the streets of Beijing. With the government calling for their executions, they have no way to buy food, let alone a ticket of...

After his empire on Mars collapses, Nic is convinced he’ll be left on the remote prison island of Rott to do exactly that. When the government offers him a pardon in exchange for his apocalyptic superweapon Red Rain, Nic seizes the opportunity, hoping to trick the officials and escape. But when the government threatens the one person he holds dear, Nic must decide whether to dance with the devil—or make a deal with his own worst enemy, Philadelphia Smyrna.Prisoner 120518 i...