The After

After an unexpected death, Artis finds himself in an alternate reality.

A universe with advanced technology and space travel. In this marvelous new reality, he finds he has more than he could ever ask for, including an extraordinary starship. He makes some great friends and finds an amazing woman, Zoe, that he falls hard for. In short, his new life is a utopic wonder.

With help from his newfound friends, Artis sets out to enjoy life and discover more about this new reality. However, some idiots have other ideas. For reasons unknown to the team, a religious, fanatical, and cult-like organization seeks to capture his newfound love. They will do whatever it takes to get her. Artis and his new friends, aided by a super advanced AI, will do anything and everything to protect Zoe.

In a reality where most people are good and few laws exist, a couple of idiots can mess it up for the rest of us. How will Artis and his team deal with this reality? Can they handle the threats of this religious cult?


The Afterverse series is a SciFi Space Opera/Space Fantasy with just a touch of spice in book one. It is a splendid series for someone new to SciFi and the Space Opera genre or a seasoned SciFi lover. Mike Conley has purposes written this series to be easy to read and provide a lot of opportunities to laugh.

If you like things like Star Wars, The Mandalorian, The Expanse, Farscape, Firefly, or Renegade Star, you will probably enjoy this book