Creation Age
Books 1–4 of The Runners Series
Follow the first humans as they leave the safety of their garden valley and navigate the dangers of a new world, fighting to survive and uncovering the secrets of how to live. Join the intrepid adventurers on a thrilling and heart-wrenching journey of discovery and self-realization.
In the Beginning...
Book 1
Set fifty-thousand years ago, the Runners Series could be our story.
In a world of non-speaking savages, where danger lurks around every corner, the first young humans must learn how to survive and thrive. Among them is Eve, a curious and creative girl who senses that she is special and assumes she is destined to lead the tribe but the creator may have another purpose for her. As she comes of age with her friends, they grapple with the challenges of living in a society with no rules or traditions, and confront the animal instincts that still linger within them.
But when a shocking discovery threatens to upend everything they've ever known, they must band together and discover new truths and fallacies in order to forge a new path forward. In the Beginning... follows Adam and Eve and their friends as they embark on a thrilling adventure full of love, heartbreak, and discovery.
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First Sin
Book 2
In a dangerous world of non-speaking savages, the first humans must learn to survive and thrive. Young Ray, a third generation speaker, yearns for meaning beyond their comfortable garden setting and finds himself facing more than he bargained for.
First Sin is the story of Ray's heroism as he defends his fragile tribe of speaking humans from savages bent on their annihilation. When the only rule is broken and murder comes to their perfect world, disaster follows. A daring rescue, true love, and a disturbing solution are all part of the ultimate reckoning.
Follow these first humans as they grapple with issues of morality and mortality, and learn how to navigate the animal instincts still present within all of us. Experience the thrills and heartbreaks of a primitive world, and discover new truths, logic, and fallacies in our own traditions and heritage.
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The Flood
Book 3
In a world of non-speaking savages, where danger lurks around every corner, the first young humans face imminent destruction. Young Noah, and his brother Finn, struggle to save their fragile tribe of speaking humans as their comfortable garden setting is overrun by savages bent on their annihilation.
The Flood is the story of two men's heroism in training up a cadre of young defenders as they attempt the impossible—to build an ark to carry them past the breaking surf. Rules and authority are questioned and a shocking discovery threatens to divide them.
Follow these first humans as they learn how to live, love, and deal with animal instincts still found within each of us. Live the thrills and heartbreaks of a primitive world, and discover new truths, logic, and fallacies in our own traditions and heritage.
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Promised Land
Book 4
In a world of non-speaking savages, where danger lurks around every corner, the first young humans must learn how to survive and thrive.
Noah dedicates his life to building the Ark, and after a losing war of attrition with violent savages, the remaining humans strike out on the endless sea.
Promised Land follows the next generation as they discover a world with no rules, no laws, and no traditions. It is a new start for the surviving young humans, but their attempt to begin an ideal life in a strange, dangerous world is not what they expected. These intrepid adventurers bring along their failings as well as their strengths and the future of the human race is by no means guaranteed.
Follow these first humans as they grapple with issues of justice and punishment, and challenge the traditions of their old world, all the while just trying to survive.
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The Creation Age explores humanity's first steps—leaving paradise, confronting mortality, and learning what it means to be human in a world of non-speaking hominids. What does modern genetics tell us about these origins? What did the ancients understand that we've forgotten?
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