H. Bala, Amazon Top 100 ReviewerI
was oblivious to the world, immersed as I was in this author's
storytelling.” “ . . . readers end up losing sleep because they're
compelled to keep turning pages.”Destiny’s Crucible
Joe Colsco boarded a flight from San Francisco to Chicago to attend a
national chemistry meeting. Through a freak accident, he never sets foot
on Earth again. He is unaware he has been poured into a crucible, where
time and trials will transform him in ways unimagined, and that will
send him and his descendants to a destiny beyond one planet. Book I: Cast Under an Alien Sun
On planet Anyar, Joe is abandoned unconscious on a beach of a large
island (Caedellium) inhabited by humans where the level of technology is
similar to Earth circa 1700. He awoke amidst strangers speaking an
unintelligible language and despaired losing his previous life. He used
knowledge of chemistry to introduce innovations—but not too advanced of
the planet’s technology to avoid being labelled a demon. He found a
place in the society and developed new friendships, male and female. But
all was not idyllic. Joe was dropped into a clash between the people
who cared for him, and a military power from elsewhere on the planet, a
power with designs on conquest. Joe survived his first experience in
deadly conflict but knows it was only a foretaste of what was coming. Book II: The Pen and the Sword
The Narthani, a militant realm who believe their manifest destiny is to
rule the entire planet, Anyar, plan to absorb Caedellium into their
empire and crush any resistance. Yozef Kolsko (aka Joe Colsco) works to
find ways to increase the chances of his, and the society which has
accepted him, ability to resist the Narthani’s planned conquest. Despite
his desire to devote himself to introducing peaceful knowledge, Yozef
is drawn more and more into developing weapons and giving tactical and
strategic advice—things he knows he’s unqualified to give. The enemy is
coming. The odds seem overwhelming, and it will take all Yozef can do,
the courage of his new people, and luck, to survive.
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