Disciple: A Novel from Crosstown to Oblivion

Crosstown to Oblivion

by Walter Mosley

Walter Mosley's talent knows no bounds. Disciple is one of six fragments in the Crosstown to Oblivion short novels in which Mosley entertainingly explores life's cosmic questions. From life's meaning to the nature of good and evil, these tales take us on speculative journeys beyond the reality we have come to know. In each tale someone in our world today is given insight into these long pondered mysteries. But how would the world really receive the answers?DiscipleHogarth "Trent" Tryman is a forty-two-year-old man working a dead-end data entry job. Though he lives alone and has no real friends besides his mother, he's grown quite content in his quiet life, burning away time with television, the internet, and video games. That all changes the night he receives a bizarre instant message on his computer from a man who calls himself Bron. At first he thinks it's a joke, but in just a matter of days Hogarth Tryman goes from a data-entry clerk to the head of a corporation. His fate is now in very powerful hands as he realizes he has become a pawn in a much larger game with unimaginable stakes—a battle that threatens the prime life force on Earth.

Genres: Science Fiction, Fiction

288 pages, Kindle Edition

First published November 13, 2012

About the author

Walter Mosley (b. 1952) is the author of the bestselling mystery series featuring Easy Rawlins, as well as numerous other works, from literary fiction and science fiction to a young adult novel and political monographs. His short fiction has been widely published, and his nonfiction has appeared in the New York Times Magazine and the Nation, among other publications. Mosley is the winner of numerous awards, including an O. Henry Award, the Anisfield-Wolf Book Award, a Grammy, and PEN America’s Lifetime Achievement Award. He lives in New York City.

Reviews

[K2]

This is a GoodRead! All six of these stories from Crosstown to Oblivion are the Same, Yet they too are different.

[Dave]

Great SF story, superb dialogue.

[Gwendolyn Smith]

Doomsday?

If you're into science fiction, aliens, the possible end of humanity, you might enjoy this book. I didn't care for it very much.

[Elizabeth]

I loved this book!

Merge is by far my favorite story in the Crosstown to Oblivion series. This book had my attention from the start. This is a quite intriguing story that will definitely keep the reader interested 'til the end. I absolutely loved all the characters and their mission. The ending made me feel happy, though there were other reasons to feel sad. Either way, I was exhilarated by the entire story.

[Happy Reader]

Hardcore sci-fi themes -- may not be of general interest. Gross and ingrossing. Weird and wonderful. Loved it.

[Dave]

Well written - good story that gets you thinking. True Sci-Fi. A quick read.