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Cataclysm: An Age of legend
An Age of Legend
The cataclysm broke the world, tectonic plates shifting for several millennia’s before forming the new continents. Humanity and all life reduced to the barest minimum, dying the slow agonizing deaths of starvation or exposure in this barren yet violent world. They took refuge in cave or crevasse with the hope that another day may yet be seen. The age of sentience faced annihilation and barely survived to wait once again evolutions process. Not as it had once been, for everything and everyone had split many times since the world was whole.
Mattic Rowe was an educated man for one so young. His life and future already mapped out through his education and family business that had occupied most of his childhood. Surprisingly he was comfortable with this and looked forwards to a life of wealth and hard work, never having to play his own hand or make nontraditional decisions. It was a life made perfect for the man people knew as Tic and he looked forwards to it, however those who knew him better than he knew himself had other ideas.
His sister Tia was of a different mind, she would never be satisfied with the status quo and longed for life of adventure, a life where she could rule her world and not be forced under the thumb of a so called husband. She was determined to create her own destiny and she was going to do it on the opposite side of the swirling sea in a stolen ship. Unfortunately she was Tic’s only true friend. The idea of her alone in a strange land fending for herself might be just enough tear him away from his idealistic dreams and throw him into the melee of the unknown world.
The cataclysm broke the world, tectonic plates shifting for several millennia’s before forming the new continents. Humanity and all life reduced to the barest minimum, dying the slow agonizing deaths of starvation or exposure in this barren yet violent world. They took refuge in cave or crevasse with the hope that another day may yet be seen. The age of sentience faced annihilation and barely survived to wait once again evolutions process. Not as it had once been, for everything and everyone had split many times since the world was whole.
Mattic Rowe was an educated man for one so young. His life and future already mapped out through his education and family business that had occupied most of his childhood. Surprisingly he was comfortable with this and looked forwards to a life of wealth and hard work, never having to play his own hand or make nontraditional decisions. It was a life made perfect for the man people knew as Tic and he looked forwards to it, however those who knew him better than he knew himself had other ideas.
His sister Tia was of a different mind, she would never be satisfied with the status quo and longed for life of adventure, a life where she could rule her world and not be forced under the thumb of a so called husband. She was determined to create her own destiny and she was going to do it on the opposite side of the swirling sea in a stolen ship. Unfortunately she was Tic’s only true friend. The idea of her alone in a strange land fending for herself might be just enough tear him away from his idealistic dreams and throw him into the melee of the unknown world.
695 pages, Kindle Edition
Published December 30, 2019
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Joseph Hansen
133 books157 followersJoseph Hansen (1923–2004) was an American author of mysteries. The son of a South Dakota shoemaker, he moved to a California citrus farm with his family in 1936. He began publishing poetry in the New Yorker in the 1950s, and joined the editorial teams of gay magazines ONE and Tangents in the 1960s. Using the pseudonyms Rose Brock and James Colton, Hansen published five novels and a collection of short stories before the appearance of Fadeout (1970), the first novel published under his own name.
The book introduced street-smart insurance investigator Dave Brandstetter, a complex, openly gay hero who grew and changed over the series’s twelve novels. By the time Hansen concluded the series with A Country of Old Men (1990), Brandstetter was older, melancholy, and ready for retirement. The 1992 recipient of the Private Eye Writers of America’s Lifetime Achievement Award, Hansen published several more novels before his death in 2004.
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The book introduced street-smart insurance investigator Dave Brandstetter, a complex, openly gay hero who grew and changed over the series’s twelve novels. By the time Hansen concluded the series with A Country of Old Men (1990), Brandstetter was older, melancholy, and ready for retirement. The 1992 recipient of the Private Eye Writers of America’s Lifetime Achievement Award, Hansen published several more novels before his death in 2004.
Librarian Note: There is more than one author in the Goodreads database with this name. This profile may contain books from multiple authors of this name.
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January 11, 2020
I have read everything Joseph Hansen has released. He is a fantastic storyteller. I started this book and by chapter three I was hooked. I did not want to put it down. Joseph has created a rich and imaginative world for his characters to dwell. Fantasy has always been a big part of my reading list. This story is masterfully written. The characters are interesting and give the novel a very unique flavor. I highly recommend this book for fans of the fantasy genre.
January 23, 2020
This was amazing.
Once again Joseph Hansen has written a book that has expanded with reach into another genre. He has taken fantasy into a world with new races and ideas. I can’t recommend this story highly enough. Cataclysm is as original as “Cousin Sonny”, “Wayward Son” and “Zombie Rush” are all in their own fields. And be sure to check out all the other Phalanx Press authors while you are at it.
Once again Joseph Hansen has written a book that has expanded with reach into another genre. He has taken fantasy into a world with new races and ideas. I can’t recommend this story highly enough. Cataclysm is as original as “Cousin Sonny”, “Wayward Son” and “Zombie Rush” are all in their own fields. And be sure to check out all the other Phalanx Press authors while you are at it.
February 6, 2020
Loved the book!
Not my normal genre and I was pleasantly surprised by how much I enjoyed it! Very in depth characters and plot development. Always action going on! No filler or lulls. Great book Mr. Hansen
Not my normal genre and I was pleasantly surprised by how much I enjoyed it! Very in depth characters and plot development. Always action going on! No filler or lulls. Great book Mr. Hansen
January 7, 2020
An interesting read
If you like magic, wizards, elves, dwarves, giants, and all creatures magical then you will enjoy this book. Well written and full of action.
If you like magic, wizards, elves, dwarves, giants, and all creatures magical then you will enjoy this book. Well written and full of action.
November 13, 2021
That was interesting. Probably need a sequel because the ending definitely left me with questions? Go Joe!!!
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