J M Dark is a systems engineer by trade (techno stuff), that by night is an inventor, writer, and "tinkerer" who enjoys sharing new and unique concepts. "The End of the World...Again" is his first novel and weaves many thoughts and principles of a techno-guy into a gritty vision of what could easily be our future.
"The End of the World... Again" is a series of interwoven stories that explore how various characters deal with the cataclysmic upheaval caused by a coronal mass ejection and the resultant reversal of the earth's magnetic poles. The epic tale spans various near-future cultural niches in the rediscovery of spiritual bonds that unify people across time.
Book one immerses the reader in a Neolithic society where their established ways prove lacking when stressful weather plagues their existence.
Books two through five take the reader into a slightly dystopian near future with various technological niches used as a backdrop as the characters struggle with the realization that the world as they know it has ended. Book six returns the reader to the resultant Neolithic culture and their struggle to form spiritual foundations.
Book 0, "The Prequel," takes the reader into the political dealings of a Neolithic culture where the "enlightened" path conflicts with the old ways of proven leadership. The story sets the stage for the series by introducing characters and situations that play critical parts in the saga's foundation.
Book five, "YodHeaVau," reunites the reader with some of the characters from books two and four as they struggle to maintain their relationships in a vastly changed world.
Book six, "The Lost Scroll," comes full circle by returning to the Neolithic culture of book one. The 'Golden Child' foretold in the sacred scrolls struggles to understand his duty and the meanings of the writings.
Book four, "Awakening," A collective of loosely affiliated families struggle to maintain their relationships as seafaring homesteaders struggle when the earth's magnetic poles shift. Their habitat vessel serves as a backdrop for the political friction and turmoil caused by the cataclysm.
Book 3, "A Simple Shade of Gray," is in three parts, each having to do with how a set of unique characters deal with the realization that a geomagnetic pole reversal has changed their world.
Book two, "Parables," is in three parts that explore social subcultures in the slightly dystopian reality including the pervasive use of intoxicants, high reliance on technology, and social prejudice based on caste affiliation.
The tenuous existence of a band of Neolithic hunter-gatherers forms the backdrop for a spiritually uplifting epic action-adventure of love and commitment. The daughter of the fallen leader matures into a formidable spiritual influence that tests the emotional commitment of the young chief and leads him to understand the faith he is destined to bring to his people.