The Halcyon Mandate

Twelve missing hours. Brad Conner attends an agricultural aviation convention, goes to sleep - and wakes nearly twelve hours later with no memory of what happened. Another attendee does the same. Brad had been drinking. Marcus had not. Then Brad goes home. His wife welcomes him. His son runs into his arms. Life returns to normal. Almost. Four years later, those missing hours begin to matter. Behind them lies Halcyon: a programme built around a terrifying possibility - that a human being can be copied so completely that the copy carries the same memories, personality, loyalties and love for the people left behind. And if the copy genuinely believes it is the original, where does imitation end and identity begin? As the truth behind Halcyon spreads from one family into the highest levels of power, Brad and those closest to him are forced to confront a question more disturbing than whether someone can be replaced. Would anyone know? THE HALCYON MANDATE is a near-future conspiracy thriller about identity, family, technology and what it really means to be human.