Synopsis and characters of SOJOURNER Having entered the office of President of the United States with great hopes for becoming a significant force for change, Donald Larson Cole encounters one obstacle after another. America's economy is struggling, and her decaying infra-structure is crumbling. Two suitcase nukes are still missing. Tensions between international personnel on the failing space station have come to blows--mirroring the sentiments of their respective governments on the planet below. The corrupt administration of the previous president allowed a powerful businessman to make behind-the-scene guarantees that the U.S. would abandon its support of Israel . . . and now, her enemies want to collect on those promises. Commitments around the world have drained U.S. troop strength and weaponry to perilously low levels as China threatens to flex its substantial military muscle against Japan and a nuclear conflict between India and Pakistan seems virtually unavoidable.
 Ricky and Rosa Ruiz have moved to Oklahoma and are eagerly expecting their second child. Ricky is thrilled to be pursing his life's passion--ministering to troubled youth--but he is stymied by an especially hard case and a co-worker whose jealousy and religious legalism are choking his free spirit. Shortly after the new baby is born and things have come to a head at work, Ricky and Rosa sense God urging them to be prepared to leave home on a moment's notice.
 Zac, Michael, and Ben Gordon are each struggling with private torments produced by a painful past. Of the three brothers, Zachary seems the most successful but uses a veneer of humor and a cavalier lifestyle to keep people--and God--at arm's length. He is less than enthusiastic when Michael sets up a lunch appointment to announce that estranged brother Ben has returned and needs their support. Though Zac softens somewhat when he learns that the "miracle" treatment Ben received for A.I.D.S. has now facilitated the return of a new, more lethal strain of the disease, Zac rejects any suggestion of reconciliation. Ben squarely faces death and the consequences of his choices--praying all the while that his brothers will come to know the God whose forgiveness he has recently come to accept.
 Just when God has given President Cole assurances that his faithful steps have made a difference and encouraged him to stand in an appointed place, a traumatic event signals the beginning of rapid-fire calamities that will force America to her knees and forever remove the opulent lifestyle and freedom her citizens have too long taken for granted.
 As bad news reaches new heights, America's Christians are increasingly convinced that "the rapture" is imminent. Their admonitions to a world in moral free-fall rise to an unprecedented pitch amidst an increasing hatred in the world for any value system that smacks an "absolute." Soon believer and scoffer alike, will have the opportunity to sojourn through a valley that will determine upon what or whom their security rests. 
SOJOURNER is Book II in the Fellowship of the Mystery trilogy. While reading GATEKEEPER would enhance SOJOURNER, it can be read and enjoyed as a single book.

Sojourner, Book II in the Fellowship of the Mystery trilogy

Literature & Fiction

Terry L. Craig

Literary

Wild Flower Press, Inc.

Michael Gordon is struggling to forget his losses go on with life. The world is starting to move beyond survival mode, but he is not. He is hiding in the security of a bad relationship and escaping from reality through an addiction to a small device known as a "black box." Linda Posner is a vain, self-centered beauty who manipulates men and is willing to do whatever is necessary to survive in style.
 Zachary, Michael's witty, older brother is in full party mode until his happy facade is shattered by a tragedy. 
 Alex Dubois is a "company man" who follows orders and continually rationalizes the consequences of his actions. 
 Edwina Grant has lost all that she owns and works as a housekeeper rather than take an identifying "code." Her sorrows fade as she cares for a mentally challenged little girl.
 Young Leon Newsome has been raised in the finest schools, is in peak condition, and is about to be accepted into the Universal Legion--an elite multinational military group. The Legion is a symbol of what the world can achieve, and its officers are both feared and admired.
 Sara Reisling is a strong-willed young woman who lives near Dallas. She, her sister, and her father have turned the ground floor of their home into a small grocery store that provides not only for them, but for many in their deteriorating neighborhood.
 Tony Bensen is a psychic assigned to trail the man known as Swordsman and thwart his purposes.
 The Ruiz family and many others are establishing places of refuge in the "zones." Trusting God for protection and provision, they help many of those who are still wandering in the now-vast wilderness of northern America.
 E. E. Kressman is the C.E.O. of the largest multi-national conglomerate on Earth. Using his genius, wealth, and power to help rebuild devastated nations, he is a respected world figure. 
 Swordsman is a man who has come alive to truth, and is daring to speak it--no matter what the cost.
 MORE about SWORDSMAN: Originally penned nearly 30 years ago and first printed in 1987, the Christian fiction novel SWORDSMAN spoke of a future time when . . .
 * the flow of oil has been choked to a trickle . . . but a new energy source using fiberoptic technology can power the world.
 * embedded microchips make it possible for each person to function in a cashless economy (while being tracked anywhere on the planet).
 * an entire generation has been prepared to think of global solutions, to be open to new spiritual experiences, to reject the mono-theism of the past, and to expect eventual contact with extraterrestrial beings. 
 * people have survived war and horrific acts of terrorism.
 * the need for peace and safety have become so paramount that virtually any loss of freedom will be endured to achieve them.
 * people can celebrate any cultural belief or personal preference--as long as those views can be incorporated into a larger belief system.
 * each person has a right to life--as long as he or she is a productive, cooperative citizen.
 While expanded with new characters, this edition of SWORDSMAN remains true to the original storyline. 
 SWORDSMAN is Book 3 in the Fellowship of the Mystery Trilogy. 
 While GATEKEEPER and SOJOURNER (books 1 &amp; 2) introduce and provide historical background for the events and characters in SWORDSMAN, each book may be read and enjoyed separately.

SWORDSMAN, Book III in the Fellowship of the Mystery trilogy

Religion & Spirituality

Christian Books & Bibles

Book One of the series named after it, Within the Walls is a fast-paced novel with a look into the increasingly digital existence of humanity. As media outlets, corporations, and advertisers seek to mesh simulated life with tangible life, the eventual collision of these two worlds is far from the minds of many who cut their teeth on mommy’s iPod® and have never known a time when media wasn’t a dominant presence or the driving force in day-to-day existence. Within the Walls brings us to the busy world of the character, Emilya, a creator of virtual vacations in the year 2071. What with micro-sleeping, sixteen hour workdays, and her total immersion in virtual relationships (both at work and in her flat), at 29, she hasn’t seen much of a need to think about anything beyond the walls of her highly productive life. But the discovery of a mysterious letter sends her world spinning. Enter the inner chambers of Emilya’s search for meaning. Take a careful look within the walls; her story may be closer than you think.

Within the Walls: A 21st Century Tale of Love and Technology

Science Fiction & Fantasy

Bennett, Stephanie

Fantasy

It's the closest America has ever come to annihilation. . . .Millions of survivors weigh their options as a massive ad campaign declares all of the elements are finally in place to end Martial Law and leap into a future that will see Mother Earth restored, clean energy, seamless technology, and people dwelling in peace and safety. Each person's journey to it is tied to a single decision: Sign the Notice of Allegiance, forsaking all loyalty to the boundaries and beliefs of the past. As those who sign are lifted from crumbling slums and transitioned into new lives, opposition withers. That's when a man known as Swordsman begins walking through the ruins, openly challenging the narrative of the new regime. Growing throngs hear his call to consider the real cost of their choice as animated devices everywhere display a countdown of the time left till those who resist will lose all means of sustaining life.

Swordsman: Under the blood moon (Fellowship of the Mystery trilogy)

Craig, Terry L.

Two young women have vanished and not even their kidnappers know where they are. A desperate search for Shaye and Jariel begins and an unprecedented reward is offered, but faith, love, and decaying fragments of history may provide the only keys to finding them. Shaye grew up with dreams of walking with the legendary Exiles in a place her people called “the land of cloud and leaf.” But this may be more of a nightmare than the stuff of childhood fantasies. She's lost certainty in her faith, overwhelmed by sorrows, and she is staggered by the realization that her nemesis, Jariel, will become her permanent responsibility. The Exiles have managed to conceal their existence for more than sixty years, yet they will risk their entire way of life to rescue two women and lead them on a long and perilous journey away from Aegea. For Ages 16 and Up

Through the Land of Cloud and Leaf: Book 2 in the Scions of the Aegean C series

Science Fiction

Under an Open Sky: Book 3 in the Scions of the Aegean C Series

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