BROKEN BY THE SUN
Kirken's War
Formerly titled: OVERRUN
Broken by the Sun is a two-part science fiction thriller taking place on a superheated Earth where the atmosphere has been weakened to life-altering levels.
In this dying world, technology only exists to shelter small amounts of land.
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A new Cold War has arisen between the United States and new superpower Justan's Great Union. Both race to develop protective technology for their citizens. Advancements are kept secret with each country hoping the other will fail and perish from the Earth.
With an inevitable war on the horizon, a secret U. S. defense strategy is constructed calling for the launch of demolition forces against unsheltered American cities in ambush of invading troops.
As war breaks out and an unthinkable defense strategy unleashed, John Kirken, an embittered retired military commander finds himself caught on the outside with his stepchildren.
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Promised rescue for himself and the only people that hold meaning to him in the world, Kirken is coerced into helping implement the plan.
His soul forever sickened by his orders, Kirken sets out to destroy his family's hometown...while struggly desperately to get his stepchildren to safety.
BROKEN BY THE SUN
Project Hideaway
Formerly titled: OVERRUN: Project Hideaway
A week following the declaration of war, the U.S. is close to defeat. A failed genocide attempt becomes known to the public and President Ford must answer to the world for his administration's sins.
An element still exists that could bring victory to the battered U.S. forces and ease the tensions of a quickly dividing country. On the ship Hideaway, technology to create an artificial ozone floats secretly hidden away in space untouched by the conflict being waged on Earth.
President Ford launches a covert retrieval mission led by General Max Tuttle. J.G.U and mercenary forces race to do the same. The quest to obtain the prized technology becomes a final battle for victory in the war as well as an ultimate determination of survival of the planet.
Aboard the Hideaway, a two-man crew is inexplicably awakened from a fifty-year hypersleep without communication from those that launched their mission well before the onset of war. With unidentified ships approaching in the distance, they prepare to forcibly defend their cargo not knowing their actions will decide the fate of the world they float above.
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Broken by the Sun inspired by gritty sci-fi action narratives such as The Last of Us, Andor, Elysium, Sunshine, and Rogue One as well as military action dramas like Tears of the Sun and Blackhawk Down.
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These stories could be considered a warning to the possible future we face as the issues of global climate change and ozone depletion continue to headline our news and occupy scientific concern.
