The Ascension Factor

Set 25 years after The Lazarus Effect, this final installment in the Destination: Void series by Frank Herbert and Bill Ransom explores Pandora's ongoing struggle for survival and autonomy under the oppressive rule of the ambitious clone known as the Director. Amid rapid land recovery and evolving ecosystems, a small resistance, led by a figure believed to be divine, seeks to challenge the dictator's control and unite different species in hopes of a better future.