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Heroes and Virgins
Category:
Literary Fiction
Type: Fiction
Journey across space and time. Taste life and death through others. Follow heroes from a tragic automobile accident into a web of intrigue and discovery. Learn about the afterlife from different perspectives. Follow the ordinary lives of people who are touched in mysterious, poignant, and meaningful ways by the living and the dead.
Hope is lost and regained. Grace is seen amid ugliness and brutality. There is sacrifice. Love is discovered and renewed. Salvation and redemption are experienced. All of these facets of life and death are woven together with history, location, music, technology, science, and spirituality.
Experience the world of 2093. Taste their hopes and dreams for a better tomorrow. Come walk with heroes and dance with virgins as they battle darkness and strive toward the light.
- 1. The Accident - Nan and Jacob Wells have a car accident.
- 2. Waking - Jacob mysteriously wakes up after the accident.
- 3. Blue Ridge Beauties - Jacob dies a hero. Nan is injured, but survives and marries Jim Tankersley.
- 4. Watch and Serve - Nan and Jim Tankersley die yet still help others even in death.
- 5. Comparing Notes - Nan and Jim receive different messages about Jacob and the accident.
- 6. Kali Begs - Nan Tankersley’s friend is introduced.
- 7. Instant Replay - Nan and Kali discover a sniper at the accident.
- 8. The Dance - Jim disappears in Switzerland following a lead.
- 9. Telesis - Kali disappears at Telesis Central. Nan disappears at home.
- 10. Isle of Green - Everybody turns up alive on an island.
- 11. Accident Explained - Jacob explains things and enlists helpers.
- 12. Fire and Light - Kali battles her demons and finds a light to help her.
- 13. The Assignment - Nan chooses death.
- 14. Pool of Light - Nan goes into the pool.
- 15. Gracie Rettun - Nan meets dying woman.
- 16. Beth and Lynn - Jim goes to visit his dying daughter. Nan and Beth share hospital room.
- 17. Kali’s Assignment - Jacob and Kali part with different assignments.
- 18. Zeke Adams - Jacob finds Zeke in Scotland.
- 19. Piper’s Lament - Kali hears Sean play lament.
- 20. Treasure Trove - Donald and Kali find treasure.
- 21. Telesis Intelligence - Jim’s granddaughter Lynn leads the way to Telesis HQ.
- 22. In Flight - Lynn and Jim share flight to relay station.
- 23. The Spire - Jim tells Lynn to listen for Latsch and saves her life.
- 24. On Station - Jim saves four students and is killed. Lynn celebrates life.
- 25. Harmonic Resonance - Zeke uses bagpiles to communicate.
- 26. Amber Sphere - Latsch explains amber spheres and more.
- 27. Maya - Jim battles the beast.
- 28. Solar Flares - Magnetic storms are coming.
- 29. Discovery - Donald finds amber, stones, and Kali.
- 30. Journey - The Begs journey to Skye.
- 31. Resonance - Lynn puts it all together.
Excerpt
Chapter 1 - The Accident
A large black local delivery box truck is traveling north on the parkway just south of the McLean, Virginia exit to CIA Headquarters. The windows are tinted darker than ordinary and prevent anyone from seeing into the cab. The driver pushes the truck slightly above the posted speed limit, clearly hurrying, but not driving excessively fast or recklessly. A red Buick Skylark is traveling south at the posted speed on Old Georgetown Pike as it crosses the Capital Beltway. Jacob Wells, the driver, is dressed in a dark gray business suit. Jacob adjusts the radio dial to Oldies 103.5 FM.
Nan Wells, the passenger, is slightly, but clearly, irritated with Jacob’s selection of music. She briefly eyes him adjusting the radio. Then she gazes outside in a mild funk. The announcer previews the next song to be played - Elvis Presley’s rendition of “Love Me Tender.” Nan rolls her eyes. Puts her hand up to her chin. Quietly, but noticeably, she sighs, while lightly closing her eyes. The song begins.
Mary Adams is jogging on the northbound shoulder of Old Georgetown Pike. She is wearing light blue running tights and a red Stanford University sweatshirt. A sleek, dark blue, three-wheeled baby stroller designed for a hardcore runner precedes her as she jogs steadily toward CIA headquarters just down the road. Mary’s radio headset is filled with Elvis singing.
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