Visionary and topical science fiction tale containing sufficient remnants of today to capture readers with honesty, believability, and trust. The concepts surrounding the dead are fascinating and the themes explored-redemption, truth, love, and life beyond death-profoundly moving. The social integration of the dead beside and among the living human and alien cultures, respected for their insight, is skillfully developed & convincingly integrated into a unique, fast-paced, utterly readable story