Ogden: A Tale for the End of Time

A story full of elemental magic.
It tells a tale about how an emissary from the Spirit of Nature arrives in the early days of industrialization, in the form of a young troll, to judge humanity's fitness for survival, or to doom us to extinction. The evil intrigues of men bent on eradicating the last of the trolls are offset by profound epiphanies as Ogden grows and matures from a callow babe in the woods into a burly troll who communes with the spirits of Nature.
Through many adventures he learns the similarities and differences between the black magic of men conjured through deceit and clever technology and the life-affirming magic of Nature expressed in ways mysterious and infinite.
Ogden is a unique fantasy novel set in the 18th century, full of magical creatures, learning, and love.

Ben G. Price pioneered Rights of Nature legislation in the United States and assisted scores of communities to enact rights-protecting laws. Ben worked closely with the first community on Earth to recognize legal rights for Nature.  In 2006, Tamaqua, a quaint borough in Pennsylvania's anthracite coal region, challenged so-called "personhood" rights for corporate property by enacting the first law with enforceable rights for ecosystems. Two years later (2008), the people of Ecuador ratified the first national constitution on Earth recognizing Nature's rights, informed and inspired by Tamaqua's example. Since then, more than forty U.S. communities have enacted laws recognizing legal rights for ecosystems. Today, the Rights of Nature Movement is a global phenomenon challenging colonial legal doctrines and striving for the emancipation of the natural world from bondage as property. Price's book "How Wealth Rules the World: Saving Our Communities and Freedoms from the Dictatorship of Property" was published in 2019. Ben's novel, "OGDEN: A Tale for the End of Time" tells a tale about how an emissary from the Spirit of Nature arrives in the early days of industrialization, in the form of a young troll, to judge humanity's fitness for survival, or to doom us to extinction.