Gabe relives history in an RPG, a mage in ancient pueblo and California apocalypse, training to lead a viable space colony. Young Gabe Oliveri leaves Earth to colonize last-chance planet Rayas. The colony is privately funded by Mexican descendants of California’s El Grande – the Big One. Rayas bootstraps its terraforming talent from teenagers. Their plastic minds will spend the interstellar years of stasis in a virtual reality academy. But Gabe’s a physical guy. Cast among genius, what can he aspire to? The history role-playing game captures his heart. Air is breathable under a clear blue sky, as he relives the Ancient Pueblo culture of New Mexico. In this game, archaic beliefs fuel magic. Dreamer Gabe proves a natural mathemagician. But what is the game’s agenda? Next campaign, Gabe leads a team to experience El Grande itself, the California catastrophe that birthed his people. Can he reach safety in Mexico, or will the game AI drive him crazy. Readers may recognize Gabe and his quirky education from Booth’s Thrive Luna Regroup space scifi, and California’s demise from her Feral America dystopian series. This time travel LitRPG adventure features weak to strong progression, with gritty bootstrapped space colony and overpowered artificial intelligence. ***** " I loved this book! Gabe is a delightful surprise, even as an angry teen. His origin story has cemented Gabe on my list of favourite characters in this universe. The trip back in time to relive history is a fantastic training ground for the leaders of Rayas." - Karen ***** " The author's world building is unparalleled . I learn so much about history, gardening, science, and mathematics, incorporated in fascinating ways. I'm hoping there are more books to come that show how Gabe and his classmates colonize a planet." - Kim G. ***** " A new age to love. I loved hopping back in history to experience different cultures. The lead characters' development, I felt like I took the whole journey with them. Really recommend this to other Thrive, Nexus sci-fi and apocalypse story fans, can't wait to see what happens next! - Sar ***** " C an't wait for the next book. First alt lit rpg book I've fully enjoyed. Understandable method of occupying young minds on a long trip to the stars." - Placeholder ***** " What a fantastic read! Immersive AI as I've never seen it before. Such an engaging tale, made me wish it was true and available. You definitely want to read this one. I loved it!" - Ron ***** " Lit RPG? No interest in that stuff. I was more than a little surprised. This is GOOD! The story is intriguing. The action is fun. The characters are well formed and believable. This is very entertaining! It leaves me hungry for the next adventure, and that's about the best thing you can say about a book." - Swansea M. ***** "F illed with realtime and historical adventures, complex coming of age encounters, and extrapolations on the latest technologies. All with the unique stamp of Ms. Booth's amazing imagination. A thrilling and deeply emotional story of endings and new beginnings." - C.B. Schindel ***** "C hanged my mind about LitRPG. The book was amazing, told a new story while also tying into the Thrive series. Love getting back story on characters. Absolutely loved the book!" - Ed Larson ***** "Educated in virtual reality. Gabe's "classes" are not only in a virtual world, they are conducted as role-playing games. They travel not only in space but in history, visiting Pueblo society and reliving the downfall of California. We have VR, RPG, time travel, magic, and whimsy—what's not to like? These appealing characters' relationships, pitfalls, and progress kept my interest. (If I could "gamify" my classes to this degree, it would be awesome!)" - Dr Susan ***** " Loved it! If your planet was losing the ability to sustain life, and you had a chance to send some of your best to another planet, would you send kids? Teens, whose brains [lack] the rigidity attained in adulthood. This is the story of some who went, who learned, who grew into something better than they'd ever be on Earth." - Books Are Life (CA)