The Door Book 3

Rome has done the impossible.He surrendered eternity.Now mortal, stripped of the power that once made civilizations fear him, Rome believes his final reckoning is over. Then Death returns something he abandoned long ago-the part of himself that understood every life deserves an ending.With it comes a record containing thousands of names.They are the dead Beloved refused to release. Their lives ended, but their final choices were trapped inside the architecture Rome created to protect them. Now those choices have awakened, organized, and are demanding the one thing he once denied them: The right to decide.As the Galactic Federation moves to erase the consequences of Rome's past, he must confront a truth more dangerous than any enemy-love becomes tyranny when protection matters more than consent.Rome cannot command his way through this judgment.He cannot escape it.And he cannot know what waits beyond the final Door.But somewhere on the other side, a gifted child is about to ask Fear the one question no god, government, or immortal has ever answered.Two worlds are about to collide.And this time, the choice belongs to them.