Ascendants by Schechter, Don

Ascendants

It's not the life you lead; it's the blood you bleed. By 2060, society has been divided...
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Author: Don Schechter
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Language: English
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Ascendants by Schechter, Don

Ascendants

$71.99 $39.90

Ascendants

$71.99 $39.90
Author: Don Schechter
Format: Paperback
Language: English

It's not the life you lead; it's the blood you bleed.

By 2060, society has been divided into two classes by a groundbreaking discovery: An afterlife exists, but only for the genetic few. Ascendants are genetically destined to experience what comes after. Biomasses are condemned to oblivion.

This new era of Ascension is controlled by The Jacobs Institute, a powerful research organization challenging the limits of consciousness and morality. Ascendants follows three characters caught up in The Institute's web of secrets-the visionary scientist who started it all, a grieving husband beholden to his belief, and a fierce young woman grappling with what society has become. What will it cost them to unravel the science that fuels The Institute's power?

A gripping techno-thriller, Ascendants is both a warning against the weaponization of science and belief, and a vision for the survival of humanity.



Author: Don Schechter
Publisher: GFB
Published: 03/24/2026
Pages: 308
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.79lbs
Size: 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.69d
ISBN: 9781967510344


Review Citation(s):
Foreword 01/28/2026

About the Author
Schechter, Don: - Don Schechter is the founder and CEO of Charles River Media, as well as a filmmaker and professor of the practice at Tufts University, where he teaches courses ranging from filmmaking to the art and business of media campaigns. He is the cohost of No Win Scenario, a science fiction podcast featuring interviews with genre creators. Ascendants is his debut novel. Born in Queens, New York, he now lives in Newton, Massachusetts.

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