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The Divided Man
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It's not the end of the world. It's the beginning. On December 29, 1890 the U.S. Calvary put a brutal end to the Ghost Dance in the Wounded Knee Massacre . Before the soldiers finished their slaughter one small boy danced a prayer to save his people and in his dying vision, reached out to the one who could lead them into a new life. It is summer 2012 and that prayer is about to be answered. Luke Kimball is The Divided Man, a global security expert who isolates himself from emotional involvement because people who get close to him end up dead. On the eve of the war that destroys the world the Ghost Dance prayer finds him, spinning the Hoop of his life in directions he could not have imagined. Claimed by the prayer, Luke is connected to past and future, chosen to be a savior of legend, a unifying force of past and future, of man and god. Luke must awaken the Sacred Tree of Life and balance the harmony between human and spirit existence or lives of all will cease to exist. Opposing him is the Manitou, an elk-headed god who has stolen Luke's soul and requires death for its return. Luke's quest takes him across a land sundered by war and on the verge of miraculous change, far into the realms of once-mythical gods and deep within him to face the demons that have haunted his life.
It's not the end of the world. It's the beginning. On December 29, 1890 the U.S. Calvary put a brutal end to the Ghost Dance in the Wounded Knee Massacre . Before the soldiers finished their slaughter one small boy danced a prayer to save his people and in his dying vision, reached out to the one who could lead them into a new life. It is summer 2012 and that prayer is about to be answered. Luke Kimball is The Divided Man, a global security expert who isolates himself from emotional involvement because people who get close to him end up dead. On the eve of the war that destroys the world the Ghost Dance prayer finds him, spinning the Hoop of his life in directions he could not have imagined. Claimed by the prayer, Luke is connected to past and future, chosen to be a savior of legend, a unifying force of past and future, of man and god. Luke must awaken the Sacred Tree of Life and balance the harmony between human and spirit existence or lives of all will cease to exist. Opposing him is the Manitou, an elk-headed god who has stolen Luke's soul and requires death for its return. Luke's quest takes him across a land sundered by war and on the verge of miraculous change, far into the realms of once-mythical gods and deep within him to face the demons that have haunted his life.
380 pages, Kindle Edition
First published February 18, 2010
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About the author
John Sauer
12 books14 followersSega video gaming legend John Sauer is the author of several books on video gaming and The Divided Man Book One [on Amazon.com] and The Divided Man Book Two [releasing early 2023].
Sauer writes fiction with the same intensity and action as the video games he helped create. His post-apocalypse and fantasy-action books move fast and bring mythical, sometimes frightening beings to life.
When he is not writing or creating characters in different AI programs, he works with a worldwide fan base to keep the legends of the Sega Master System alive for generations of new gamers.
He lives in the Pacific Northwest with his wife and two dogs and is a Washington State Guardsman. For fun, he is a rockhound and a diehard salmon and steelhead fisherman.
You can keep up with his newest books and learn a thing or two about surviving disasters at www.johnmsauer.com
Sauer writes fiction with the same intensity and action as the video games he helped create. His post-apocalypse and fantasy-action books move fast and bring mythical, sometimes frightening beings to life.
When he is not writing or creating characters in different AI programs, he works with a worldwide fan base to keep the legends of the Sega Master System alive for generations of new gamers.
He lives in the Pacific Northwest with his wife and two dogs and is a Washington State Guardsman. For fun, he is a rockhound and a diehard salmon and steelhead fisherman.
You can keep up with his newest books and learn a thing or two about surviving disasters at www.johnmsauer.com
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August 25, 2023
this isn't the kind of book I would normally read. With the state of the world I prefer lighter books. The story line was different for me. To much violence. The characters are strong. Atomic war suddenly start with South Korea firing off bombs. One man has a mission. He is filled with hatred. He has to find a way to rid his system of this. He has many trails. Not a very believable ending.
March 2, 2011
Wow...if you like reading about Native Americans and their great Spirits and dealing with wwIII nuclear aftermath and survival with a little bit of romance this is the book for you. I felt like I was watching a movie unfold in front me as it is well written. It goes to the past and yet also is in the year 2012 when things drastically change for the main charactor...hard to put down and definatly not a short story.
July 11, 2014
thoroughly enjoyed this
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