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Learn moreThousands of years after a war against the gods drove humanity nearly extinct, something divine stirs. It awakens the Guardian, an ancient being pledged to destroy the gods—a task it believes long-accomplished. Through deep caverns, he makes his way to the desolate surface of Earth and stalks toward the last human settlements, seeking the source of this strange power.
Far away, the orphan Chance Kyrien is turning seventeen and will be confirmed as a Puriman. Ambitious, rebellious, but fiercely devout, Chance dreams only of being a farmer and winemaker…and marrying the girl he loves, the Ranger Sarah Michaels.
But violence and destruction turns Chance and Sarah’s peaceful world upside down. Aided by his loyal friends and the Guardian, the young man must travel through time and space to battle the last remaining god. For the destinies of Chance and this final deity are fatally intertwined, and only one of them can survive.
Craig DeLancey is a writer and philosopher. He has published dozens of short stories in magazines like Analog, Cosmos, Shimmer, The Mississippi Review Online, and Nature Physics.
He also writes plays; many of which have received staged readings and performances in New York, Los Angeles, Sydney, and Melbourne, to name just a few.
His stories have also appeared in translation in Russia and China, and his writing has garnered numerous awards. His short story “Julie is Three” won the Anlab Readers’ Choice award in 2012. "The Man Who Betrayed Turing" was named by Cosmos magazine one of their Top 12 Science Fiction Short Stories of 2012, and his short play "My Tunguska Event" was a finalist in 2011 for the Heideman Award, given by the Actors Theatre of Louisville.
DeLancey enjoys oceans and forests, hiking and gardening, reading and talking, and imagining other worlds.
Born in Pittsburgh, PA, he now makes his home in upstate New York and, in addition to writing, teaches philosophy at Oswego State, part of the State University of New York (SUNY).
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“Craig DeLancey has created an astonishing, genuinely original fantasy world of exciting action and thought-provoking questions.” —Hugo and Nebula award-winning author Nancy Kress
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