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Summa Ghost is a science fiction novel about the Planet Summa which is a technically advanced
world where pre-humans exist as ghosts. These ghosts conduct lives like ours, with families, daily responsibilities,
school, and work. Summa ghosts anticipate future lives as humans on other planets.
Summa ghosts do not die. However, in battle, they can inflict terrible pain on each other,
sometimes incapacitating their enemies.
Summa ghosts are sophisticated and complex subatomic entities. This allows them
to pass through physical matter such as walls, rocks, and trees.
The story's main character is Apollo. As he matures, the ghosts on Summa divide along two
ideological lines. One side seeks to force its will on the other, wanting limits on freedom for the betterment of all. Apollo's side resists,
insisting on freedom, agency, and the acceptance of both responsibility and accountability.
Apollo is heartbroken by the decision of friends and loved ones to turn away from family and join the other side.
The philosophical division pulls friends and families apart. Whole communities split. Eventually, all of Summa devolves
into a full-scale civil war.
Apollo becomes an active soldier in this war, immersing himself in military operations, protecting the innocent,
and enduring painful battles with enemy ghosts.
Apollo and his lifelong friends, Tamir and Torith, join in the fight for agency and accountability. They become
increasingly powerful warriors, working together as a trusted team, feared by the enemy, and respected by
their military command.
The fight is not without hardship, and two ghost wolves save Apollo in his darkest hour. The wolves then
become Apollo's close companions, joining Apollo in the war for Summa.
The force of Apollo's presence affects ghosts on both sides of the conflict. Apollo fights against a beast of a ghost
named Myke. He and Myke come to respect and help each other. Apollo also battles with a devious and cunning enemy ghost named
Malta. In the end, she is both a friend and an enemy.
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