"Who would you be if only the shell remained?" Iris is the sole survivor of a devastating helicopter crash, but she remembers nothing. With her past and identity lost to her, she clings to the only clues she has. A tattoo of iris flowers spiraling up her arm and a deep scar running down her skull.Rescued by a recon squad, she is taken back to one of the last strongholds of humanity where she is met with suspicion and fear. The doctors and scientists whisper that she is one of the “Reborn,” enhanced humans that are hunted and executed on sight. Yet, when her cybernetic components appear to have been removed, they opt to spare her life as a means to study her survival of the deadly procedure. Despite the components removal, the remnants of the AI’s code still lingers, scattering clues to both her past and present throughout her mind. Desperate for answers, she enlists in the compound's military, aiming to become a member of the elite “Valkyries.” The only force permitted to infiltrate reborn controlled territories. But as Iris delves deeper into the world she once belonged to, she begins unraveling disturbing truths that blur the lines between friend and enemy, Human and Reborn. In her quest for identity and survival, Iris must grapple with a chilling revelation. Sometimes, the truth you seek is the very thing that will destroy you. A sci-fi Dystopian Military thriller of identity, survival and what it truly means to be “human.” **Mourning Reborn contains strong themes of violence, death, war, as well as detailed descriptions of PTSD and Grief. Please make sure you read the trigger warnings at the beginning of the book if you may be sensitive to these topics.**