Escape from Dystopia - Finding Hope in a Very Dark World is an allegorical trilogy composed of Book 1: The Journey Begins, Book 2: Unraveling the Mystery, and Book 3: The Road Less Traveled Leads Home.

This trilogy was written to help young people find a hope that they can depend on as they transition through life during incredibly challenging times. This hope is designed to link with active faith, resulting in genuine love – for themselves, for God, and for others.

Book 1: The Journey Begins provides the dystopian context for this novelette and introduces the main character, Tim, along with the other seven teens who are seeking freedom. It also introduces the guard, Sergeant Drexel and his wife, Alicia. Two grinders, Alpha 101 and Omega 101 are also introduced. The Grinders have implanted AI chips which they acquired during their early teen years. The teens are bound together and bonded as a cobbled family with a common quest of finding their way out of their dystopian society so they can live a long, fulfilling, and free life. Their other alternatives were to be terminated by their 20th birthday, become Grinders with AI chips, or go “all in” to find the rumored key to break them free from a life of slavery. They live in caves and seek out the answers for their quest by exploring other caves. After disheartening results, they begin to make progress as Tim discovers some clues that will put them on the right path to freedom.

Book 2: Unraveling the Mystery begins where Book 1: The Journey Begins ends. Tim returns to tell the group what he has discovered. The group discovers their hideout has been discovered, and they are forced to flee. They find refuge in another cave while they are being hunted down. Tim continues his search for clues in translating a mysterious and ancient book he found in a cave. At the end of the second book, Tim finds what he needs to translate the mysterious book and translates enough to give him a breakthrough and a path forward to leaving the dystopia behind them. It is not an easy path, and all the teams work together to find the answers they need. They also get unexpected help from outsiders who expose themselves and the teens to additional risks.

Book 3: The Road Less Traveled Leads Home is yet to be written and should be released early next year. In it, the mystery will be solved, and they will discover all the keys they need to lead them to freedom and a long, fulfilling life. They will find a noble purpose for their lives which will enable them to lead others out of dystopian slavery into a fulfilling and long life marked by hope, faith, and love. The three e-books will be combined into a paperback novel, Escape from Dystopia, next year immediately following the release of the third e-book.

The first two books have just been released on Amazon as e-books. They are $2.99 each. Watch for a special sale on Book 1. It is also free for members of Amazon Unlimited. Thanks! You can go here to read a sample of the first two books: https://www.amazon.com/s?k=escape+from+dystopia&i=stripbooks

Thanks, and may God bless you!