Exodus: Leaving Home

Exodus

by Orson T. Badger

In the year 2032: tyranny threatens to flood the Earth. Only a group of resistance fighters, called Freemen, can save humanity. Psychopath, James Morstyn, newly appointed head of the Enlightened League of Nation’s, Compliance Army, has discovered mysterious documents. With the assistance of Miah, his biowired juggernaut spy, he sets out determined to find their origin while annihilating the last vestiges of resistance to the new global rule and destroying mankind’s last hope for freedom. Outlaws to the Enlightened League of Nations (ELN), David and Cindy Corb must escape the League’s murderous compliance patrols on Earth and find a way to join the Freemen or die trying. The Freemen prepare a last desperate refuge for a people being systematically enslaved or killed by the blossoming evil of the ELN. Thousands flock to their ranks hoping to avoid certain misery and death. But the Freemen are running out of time as Morstyn prepares to destroy them all in a last battle for freedom. In the tradition of great science fiction space operas, Exodus: Leaving Home, is the first book in an epic sci-fi thriller series that will keep the reader on the edge of their seat until the last page.

Genres: Science Fiction

410 pages, Paperback

First published January 13, 2012

About the author

My writing career began at the age of nine, when I picked up a Ray Bradbury short story I was far too young to understand. Most of the words sailed right over my third‑grade head, but the part about a spaceship hurtling toward the sun grabbed me by the imagination and refused to let go. Then Star Wars hit theaters, and that was it — I was doomed to a lifetime of loving science fiction. My tastes have broadened since then, but no matter how many spy thrillers or crime novels I devour, I’m still a sci‑fi geek at heart, and I’m okay with that.

I grew up in Utah and Denver, Colorado, which means I’m equally comfortable around mountains, snow, and people who insist fry sauce is a food group. At nineteen, I spent eighteen months serving a mission for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in South Korea, where I learned two important things: kimchi is essential to a happy life, and K-pop is not a new thing.

After returning home, I married my best friend — a decision that remains the smartest thing I’ve ever done — and we began a cross‑country adventure that would make even seasoned nomads raise an eyebrow. We lived in Washington for twelve years and welcomed four amazing children into our family. Then, starting in 2000, we embarked on what can only be described as a family odyssey that never ended: southern Idaho, northern Idaho (because one Idaho apparently wasn’t enough), Florida, southern Utah, New Orleans, Wyoming, back to Utah, then to Missouri, and then back to Florida. Each stop added a new chapter, a few new stories, and at least one box we forgot to unpack.

Professionally, I’ve worn more hats than a costume shop provides — Vascular Technologist, Graphic Designer, and now Architect. Apparently, I like careers where precision matters and people expect you to know what you’re doing.

These days, my wife and I are back in Florida, where I design buildings by day and write stories whenever I can sneak away from real life. If you’re looking for me, I’m probably at the beach or desk, typing furiously, fueled by kimchi, imagination, and the faint hope that my characters will behave for once.

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Reviews

[Brent Byron · Rating 3 out of 5]

Great science fiction adventure

Adventure, space battles, good fun. Nothing ground breaking here, but a solid story full of action and classic science fiction style.

[Nancy Steinle gummel · Rating 4 out of 5]

Exodus: Leaving Home by Orson T Badger is a really good science fiction read. The writing is clever and the characters are as real as you and me. There is a whole cast of chsracters and each was necessary to convey the story. Starting and ending with David and Cindy, an engineer and a doctor. Elias the brains behimd the Ark. The antagonist, Morstene, is despicable. He makes Atilla the Hun look good. He is evil incarnate. The end will have you cheering for the good guys.

[Luke Wall · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is a really great book. I love it's intense space battles and gripping storyline. It was well written and very imaginative.

[Doreen Dalesandro]

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