Centuries have passed, and the plague-emptied civilization of the mid twenty-third century bears a striking resemblance to that of the mid 1800’s. Communities and industry are once again vying for power and resources.
A young man, Edge, newly displaced from his future, must regain his position in order to succeed. His opportunity? A long shot chance, offered by a man he trusts, to join a trading party into the interior of the once great nation.
The dangers of the trek and a young woman, Jody, newly orphaned, tempt both failure and unusual reward. Together Edge and Jody bring to light the truth of the past, their ancestor’s defeat at the hands of power, and provide a path to bring back an entity meant to remain forever hidden.
C. Henry Martens has a rich and varied life that has included raising cattle, winning at poker, delivering babies in backwoods cabins, and seeing the fantastic. He and his wife play in the outdoors with passion. He likes to build stuff, do art, garden, and has a special interest in animals. For him, a good, cheap wine or a few tequila shots, old friends or complete strangers with something to say, and a great landscape to view... sublime. As an author he provides several points of view, and the unexpected.