Summa Ghost is currently available on Amazon.com in both paperback and Kindle eBook formats. At present, the eBook (Kindle) version of Summa Ghost is enrolled in Amazon’s KDP Select program, which gives Amazon exclusive rights to distribute the eBook for a limited period. If you do not own a Kindle device, you can easily read the book by downloading the free Kindle app on your phone, tablet, or computer.

Summa Ghost is a science fiction novel about the Planet Summa which is a technically advanced world where pre-humans exist as ghosts. These ghosts conduct lives like ours, with families, daily responsibilities, school, and work. Summa ghosts anticipate future lives on other planets where they will live as physical humans.

Summa ghosts do not die. However, in battle, they inflict terrible pain on each other, sometimes incapacitating their enemies. Summa ghosts are entities formed of subatomic matter. This allows them to pass through physical matter such as walls, rocks, and trees.

The story's main character is Apollo. As he matures, the ghosts on Summa divide along two ideological lines. One side seeks to force its will on the other, wanting limits on freedom for the betterment of all. Apollo's side resists, insisting on freedom, agency, and the acceptance of both responsibility and accountability.

The division pulls friends and families apart. Whole communities split. Eventually, all of Summa devolves into a full-scale civil war. Apollo becomes an active soldier in this war, immersing himself in military operations, protecting the innocent, and enduring painful battles with enemy ghosts.

Apollo and his lifelong friends, Tamir and Torith, join in the fight for agency and accountability. They become increasingly powerful warriors, working together as a trusted team, feared by the enemy, and respected by their military command. The fight is not without hardship, and two ghost wolves save Apollo in his darkest hour. The wolves then join Apollo in the war for Summa.

The force of Apollo's presence affects ghosts on both sides of the conflict. Apollo fights against a beast of a ghost named Myke. He and Myke come to respect and help each other. Apollo also battles with a devious and cunning enemy ghost named Malta who tries repeatedly to force Torith to her side. Despite her vicious nature, Malta is turned to both friend and enemy via the firm characters of both Apollo and Torith. Malta remains an enemy, but she also becomes a close friend.

This novel was started in the late 1990's. The first draft was finished in September 2024. After extensive editing, the manuscript was submitted to the United States Copyright Office in January, 2025. The book then went through more editing, and it was again submitted to the United States Copyright Office in June 2025. The book was first published on Amazon as a paperback in June 2025. It is about 144,000 words.

Summa Ghost was written by Chris Nelson, who was an FBI Agent for 26 years working white-collar crime, cyber and other investigations. He has over 5000 flight hours as an FBI pilot. Chris has also been a financial auditor, a bank security investigator, and a licensed private investigator. When he was young, he lived in Geneva, Switzerland for three years, and in Southern Italy for two.

Above are AI drawings of the blue-eyed ghost named Apollo and his ghost wolf, Glacier. Also shown are Apollo's close ghost friends. Torith is upper right. Tamir has green eyes, and Myke's are yellow. Malta, in purple, is both a friend and an enemy.