Sodom Age
Books 9–12 of The Runners Series
Countless generations have passed. Humanity has spread to the ends of the earth, and the mixing with other hominids has produced dramatic variations. Society experiments with new ways of living—some glorious, many dark. Power, wealth, and corruption test everything the first humans stood for.
Note: This age deals with mature themes including violence, moral corruption, and the consequences of humanity's darker impulses.
Rise of the Half Breeds
Book 9
Joey finds herself facing danger in battle, and even greater danger in relationships, caught between her two best friends. She has to choose between power and romance, as she tries to bring together the greatest fighting force of the time.
Countless generations have passed since the first humans disobeyed their creator and escaped from the protected garden valley, spreading out, making towns and doing evil.
A group of explorers sailed further west than any but shipwrecked at the mouth of a rich valley populated by savages. Rather than remaining separate, an attempt was made to blend with the savage tribes.
Generations later, Joe and Tina escape a joyless existence and head west, picking up strays on the way. In Rise of the Half Breeds, they discover the failed results of this experiment and after countless battles, their daughter Joey is faced with the task of cleaning up the mess.
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Spirits of the Dead
Book 10
Brad was a typical fifteen-year-old boy growing up in Big Valley, on the far western edge of the known world. His half-breed friend Adam has a special gift of persuasion, which they put to use on some neighborhood girls. What starts out as a teenage prank, gets out of hand and Adam is banished as a dangerous freak.
Despite countless generations having passed since the first humans disobeyed their creator and left the protected garden valley, the world remained a terrifying place, full of deadly savages and unknown enemies. Brad, along with a small group of adventurous kids, joined Adam in exploring the wild country even further west.
"Spirits of the Dead" is the first installment of Brad's adventures, which quickly turn into a deadly struggle for power between a fractured family in a distant land. As they continue their quest, they are joined by a power-hungry princess who will stop at nothing to capture and enslave them. Will they survive and find a way to the ends of the earth, or fall to the spirits of the dead?
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Corruption of Wealth
Book 11
Someone is kidnapping Adam's children for their special gifts and Brad and Marge embark on a quest to recover and protect them against the greed of the powerful. The quest takes them well beyond their familiar world into lands only heard about from ancient tales.
Despite countless generations having passed since the first humans disobeyed their creator and left the protected garden valley, the world remained a terrifying place, full of deadly savages and unknown enemies. Brad, and his now formidable team attempt the impossible.
"Corruption of Wealth" is the story of how power and wealth corrupts, and how the heroism of a few can bring balance back to their world.
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The Lure of Gold
Book 12
Brad, now known as the kingmaker, unites the western world, but after discovering gold, decides to head back east with his household, where it all started. Despite countless generations having passed since the first humans disobeyed their creator and left the protected garden valley, the world remained a terrifying place, full of deadly savages and unknown enemies. There must be answers out there, and Brad wanted to discover where they all came from and share this new knowledge.
The trip east is dangerous, with deadly savages of all kinds, heroic rescues as well as treachery and deceit, but his little army grows strong and overcomes all obstacles. But in the end, nobody is prepared for what they find in the old country.
The Lure of Gold is the story of how power and wealth corrupts, and societies devolve over the generations, with many parallels to the problems facing us today. There is truly nothing new under the sun.
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The Sodom Age confronts the consequences of genetic mixing and moral corruption across generations. What happens when the image-bearers blend with those who came before? How do power, wealth, and unchecked desire destroy societies? The patterns here echo throughout human history.
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