Recusant – Book Two of The Brin Archives

Recusant
322 Pages
ISBN 1625264259

In this sequel to Hegira, the Brin are thriving on their new world, but will greed, prejudices, and old rivalries tear apart their grand civilization? Maliche Rocker, descendant of The Saviors, uncovers a terrible secret and must fight those in power, including members of his own family, to save thousands of innocents from the cruelty of his own people.

Maliche’s brother, Selan, next in line to assume to role of Head of The Assembly for the Brin, becomes entangled with the Mining Guild. The guild leader, Raencert, lures Selan into helping keep track of Maliche’s activities. Maliche’s visions continue as he reads further into Maripa’s diary. He learns of the first encounter between the Brin and the two Kolandi brothers. The Brin are barely hanging on as their crops are dying, succumbing to a local virus they cannot fight.

A series of battles ensue between the Kolandi and the Brin Mining Guild, Maliche’s forces. The fates of both cultures lie in the outcome. Will the Mining guild’s superior technology and power overwhelm the Kolandi? Can the descendant of The Rockers, aided by his ancestor’s biocomputer, succeed in freeing the enslaved Kolandi against impossible odds? Can the ancient promises of the Skae be trusted? Only time will tell.

Jim Cronin

About Jim Cronin (Denver, Colorado Author)

Jim Cronin

Jim Cronin is a retired middle school science teacher, currently working part-time as an educator/performer at the Denver Museum of Nature and Science. Born in Kansas City, Missouri, raised in Arlington, Virginia and Denver, Colorado, he became an avid science nerd at the height of the space race of the 1960’s. After thirty-five years teaching science in the middle school classroom, he decided to retire and explore new worlds of opportunities, including volunteering, bicycling, and writing. It is the writing experimentation which resulted in this novel.

Today, Jim Is an Educator Performer, or Edutainer if you prefer, at the Denver Museum of Nature and Science. The museum makes science fun and entertaining with an entire crew of performer/educators. Two years ago I was lucky enough for the museum to hire me, and pay me to come and play with kids and science.He lives in Colorado with his beautiful wife of thirty seven years. Together, they look forward to completely spoiling their new granddaughter.

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