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Raised in a law enforcement family, Detective Darlene ""Dee"" DiBendedetto has lived her life based on tenets of fairness and justice and the triumph of good over evil. She is fearless, hardworking, and driven. But after suffering unspeakable atrocities at the hands of a sadistic gangster, her world changes-because Dee is not who she thought she was. In the aftermath of her courageous escape, she learns the truth: Dee is from the future, and she has a crucial role to play in humanity's evolution and survival. What follows is her introduction to an unimaginable alternate life as she struggles to become the heroic general everyone remembers.A graphic adventure tale that explores scientific innovation and the human condition against a backdrop of fun, danger, and military life in the far future, Pivotal Universe pushes human imagination to the limits!

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""Miguel Rivera's debut novel is a layered treatment of redemption, purpose, and commitment. Its narrative is often brutal, sometimes violent, and immensely human. This is not a typical fantasy novel. Rivera has shown that new dimensions of time and space do not compromise the collective values that define our humanity. His characters resonate and are memorable. I look for great things from this new novelist, who knows how to infuse a compelling story with suspense, purpose, and wisdom.""-Greg Fields, author of The Bright Freight of Memory, PEN/Faulkner Award nominee ""Miguel Rivera's fast-paced, gripping narrative draws the reader like a powerful magnet. How could one resist 'Dee' DiBenedetto, his young, very attractive heroine, born in a law-enforcement family, who likes martial arts and boxing? . . . Ironically, unexpectedly, Rivera mischievously enjoys moving our expectations out from the detective trope just to open up new dimensions, offering turning-point surprises that will show why Darlene is a spectacular, larger-than-life character. Where does Darlene really come from? What destiny must she fulfill? ""Philosophical sci-fi at its best, Pivotal Universe will certainly open up one's mind-literature as the ultimate technology to enlarge one's mental screen.""-Heloisa Prieto, Brazilian award-winning, bestselling author of The Musician ""Miguel Rivera is a gifted writer with an incredible imagination. Pivotal Universe brings us into a world quite different from our own and leads us on a wonderful journey. Great read, highly recommended.""-Angelina Kelly, Inkslingers Writers' Group

Author Information

Miguel Angel Rivera, Jr., was born in Newark, New Jersey, to Puerto Rican American parents. His mother fueled his love of reading and science fiction early on by introducing him to comic books. A Rutgers alumni and criminal justice major, he served twenty-seven years in various law enforcement capacities before retiring as a police lieutenant. Now a writer, in his spare time he enjoys martial arts, having earned a black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu. His favorite authors include Stephen King, J. R. R. Tolkien, Tom Clancy, Jerry B. Jenkins, and the legendary Stan Lee.

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