The Heirloom Author:R. A. Davies Due to a perfect storm of resource depletion, terrorism, disease, and civil chaos, the technological world descends into catabolic collapse, providing fertile soil for a Native American revolt and a return to the old ways. In this first novel of a trilogy, we follow Ben Naiche, son of Harris Red Moon and Kathy Naiche, and Dr. Jerome Naiche, a ph... more »ysicist at Berkeley as they come together in North Dakota. Dr. Naiche has a spirit vision that shatters his worldview, causing him to abandon his technological life at Berkeley. Harris Red Moon is his minder, driver, and a technology lover who denies his heritage and tries to maintain the tech paradigm at all costs. Kathy Naiche runs an heirloom seed farm in North Dakota in partnership with U.S. Homeland Security and in conflict with her own ideals. Ben Naiche discovers that he may face a heavy burden and wonders if he can live up to expectations. Emma, Harris's former girlfriend, an Earth Liberation Front activist, has her own vision of a vast army sweeping through North America. As the trilogy unfolds, the tidal wave of "civilization" begins to recede leaving behind scattered communities each working to develop their own idea of what their world should look like. Some try to maintain business as usual for as long as possible, others turn to models from the past, reviving both the best of humanity and the worst. Who will win out? Will the planet destroyers continue their deadly march or will the new indigenous bring back the old ways?« less