Synopsis
In twenty-four fifty-three Kalen MacKenna, great grandson of Shawn MacKenna is convicted of the brutal murders his wife and father. After his conviction, in a surprise move, the judge orders Kalen placed in cold-stasis instead of imposing the death penalty. Kalen awakens twenty-five colonial periods later to a world changed beyond anything he could have imagined. A world with a largely female population, where the birth of a male child though not rare is a welcomed event. While he recovers from the effects of Cold-stasis an attempt is made on his life. Then a second attempt shortly after his release. With someone wanting him dead, he finds himself alone in the midst of a struggle that he must win or face his own death and the destruction of the Arrisian male population. Along the way he will discover a piece of family history never reveled to him. A family willing to risk all to help him, and old wounds of these forgotten friends he must heal. He will also find people who still believe him guilty of murder and want revenge. Siblings, even his best friend didn't know existed, and a prophecy made months before his birth, foretelling the events of his life. But on a world as technologically advanced as his, where man controls the very environment of his world, who would pay attention to a prophecy? Especially one made by a woman who didn't believe it herself. The Governing Quorum and Mining Consortiums take it seriously. Kalen and the Arrisians had better.
About the Author
Richard R. Draude, an East Coast baby boomer, found reading and early TV shows great ways to pass the time as a young boy in New Jersey. From the Hardy Boys to more serious mysteries and thrillers, he loved the excitement and adventure of the written word. Inheriting a love of old movies from his parents, he enjoys a wide range of TV and movie genres, and loves quoting lines and scenes from favorite films. While serving in the US Navy and then completing a tour in Viet Nam, Richard discovered and devoured Science and Fantasy Fiction. Sci-fi authors who influenced his writing style include E. E. Doc Smith, Lee Hoffman, and Keith Laumer. Authors on his favorites fantasy fiction list include Terry Brooks, David & Leigh Eddings, Raymond E. Feist, and JRR Tolkien. Favored mystery writers are John D McDonald, Tony Hillerman, Sue Grafton, and Patricia Cromwell. Richard settled in the Southwest after being honorably discharged from the military. For the past 16 years, he has lived in three different states in the southwest. He is the proud father of a daughter, two sons and Papa to seven grandchildren. He owns his own IT consulting business, providing services to small and medium businesses in the Valley of the Sun. In 1991 Richard partnered with Jo Wilkins and they began their Tyranny Series. Their partnership led them to create Mystic Publishers to help other writers get their works published. Richard and Jo are currently working on Tyranny's Fortress. Richard is developing his own trilogy. The release his first novel, The Adam Eradication, is scheduled for January 2009
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