Sleeping Worlds Have No Memory - Yaroslav Barsukov - Bog

"Refusing the queen's order to gas a crowd of protesters, Minister Shea Ashcroft is banished to the border to oversee the construction of the biggest defensive tower in history. However, the use of advanced technology taken from refugees makes the tower volatile and dangerous, becoming a threat to local interests. Shea has no choice but to fight the local hierarchy to ensure the construction succeeds-and to reclaim his own life. Surviving an assassination attempt, Shea confronts his inner demons, encounters an ancient legend, and discovers a portal to a dead world-all while struggling to stay true to his own principles and maintain his sanity. Fighting memories and hallucinations, he starts to question everything..."--Provided by publisher.