Exodus: Moonbreak

Exodus

by Orson T. Badger

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The Enlightened League of Nations is rocked with internal conflict. Riddled with corruption, espionage, and internal squabbles, the League is fast approaching its demise. Greedy factions within the League seek to overthrow the status-quo. In this state of constant upheaval a plague of assassins sweeps the world.

Ying-Tai, a biowired super assassin, has just put the final stake in the heart of the decaying League when she is caught and sent to hell off Earth. Few places can compare with the misery and hopelessness of those who slave for the Enlightened League of Nations in the Moon’s mines. Sentenced to The Hole, Ying-Tai meets an unlikely group of misfit prisoners and the mine’s oldest inhabitant.

James Morstyn, forced into accepting a life prolonging procedure, has slaved within the depths of the cold dark Moon Mine #9 since his failure to prevent the Freemen from escaping. He will live out the centuries in this miserable hell slaving for the greater glory of the League.

But the new prisoner has other plans.

Hell …
it isn’t hot …
…it’s very cold.

351 pages, Kindle Edition

First published May 21, 2013

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

[Orson · Rating 5 out of 5]

I wrote it, so of course I think its fantastic!

[Sean · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is one of the best books that I have read in a long time!! It goes from one high intensity part to high intensity part. It keeps you guessing and not wanting to put the book down! Can not wait for the next one in the series.