Introduction: "Ashes of Hope: Phoenix Rising," by C. M. Jaspers, is a dystopian science fiction thriller centered around Katerina, a woman seeking revenge against her abuser, Bruce, a leading member of the misogynistic "Cult of Seedbearers." The Cult, responsible for horrific acts against women on "New Earth" (a terraformed planet after humanity's escape from a dying Old Earth), is slowly being dismantled by a covert organization called the Phoenix Centennial. Follow along as the story intertwines Katerina's personal quest to find her daughter with the larger struggle against the cult, revealing its continued existence and infiltration of society....