Publisher's Synopsis
Three hundred years from now, new worlds are being developed by clones, space travel is possible and order is maintained. But the cost of progress is freedom and dignity. Resentment rises against the Earth-based conglomerates that control trade, limit exploration, and exploit generations of genetically designed humans. Tensions boil over in this novel that follows the dreams of clones and the politics of the powerful. Rebellion on the Northern Line tells the story of a clone scientist who might have developed a tool that improves space travel. But, the breakthrough threatens the foundation of a society that has kept order in the 26 worlds. Men will scheme, plot and kill to control the knowledge and the woman who holds the key t o the future.
