The Polymorph by Max Nowaz
Good book. High velocity sci fi with real stakes.
The core problem is simple. Jim Brown returns to Earth and learns the system is compromised. Aliens blend in. Earth deploys artificial humans and mandroids to boost population and armies. Jim becomes a target because he is part alien and hard to predict.
This works because incentives stay visible. The EPA assigns Marika to watch him. Leela ties him to the industrial machine building advanced androids off world. Former colonies in the Delta Quadrant resist re control. War with Levita starts to look inevitable unless someone breaks the loop.
The best part is momentum. The twists land and the tension stays high, even on a cruise ship. Jim keeps evolving instead of repeating the same arc.
What could be better is bandwidth. The cast is large and some sections move too fast. The book assumes you remember the first one. Reading The Arbitrator first helps.
Bottom line. Worth reading if you like space politics, conspiracies, and identity under pressure.
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