Fall of Worlds Author:Francine Mezo Fall of Worlds is a trilogy. It concerns a far-future interstellar society governed by "Maintainers" of several clone lines, who receive special long-life treatment and are effectively immortal. Many people resent their rule, and feel long-life should be available to everyone. The story revolves around Areia Darenga, beautiful Maintainer clone b... more »red as a space commander, and Seldoldan, a leader of one world in the Federation, who has bitterly opposed her since he was a boy. Maintainers are celibate, forbidden relationships, and ruled by self-discipline. Seldoldan is passionate in his personality and his politics, and the two clash. This conflict is given poignancy by the fact that Areia has known Seldoldan since infancy, and once carried him to bed when he'd fallen asleep in his father's lap! Meanwhile, sinister political forces and threat of interstellar war simmers in the background, woven with threads of alien mysticism.« less