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'''Gold Rush''' is the third novel in [[The Offworld Chronicles]] series and picks up the story of [[Simon Williams|Simon's Team]], [[The Dragons of Offworld]], [[The Syndicate]], and many others, while also adding a new team into the mix, lead by [[Arthur Holland]], and will become the greatest challenge that Simon and his friends have faced thus far.
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'''Gold Rush''' is the third novel in [[The Offworld Chronicles]] series and picks up the story of [[Simon Williams|Simon's Team]], [[The Dragons of Offworld]], [[The Syndicate]], and many others, while also adding a new team into the mix, lead by [[Arthur Holland]], and discusses events that will likely become the greatest challenge that Simon and his friends have faced thus far.
  
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The book starts with a flashback to a hundred years earlier in a village to the east of [[Donville]].  It is here that a prophecy is given by Reverend [[Kinson]] telling of the future fulfillment of an earlier prophecy given 400 years earlier, and the signs that will indicate that they are closing on the end of the race and their eventual freedom.  The story then returns to modern day Donville and the shop of [[Arthur Holland]], a master [[woodcrafter]] and artisan as he works on a special project made out of [[Mahoy]] wood for the city's mayor.  He's soon joined by his best friend and business partner [[Dexter Dramond]], after which the two men talk about the project and the general lack of business they've been suffering lately, some of which is being caused by a bad economy, and some by the unusual calmness of [[The Reaping Sea]] over the past months.  Deciding to seek out answers, Arthur heads down to the dockyards and meets Captain [[Ebenezer]] on his way.  Arthur is surprised, yet happy to see him alive, given the rumors of his death on The Reaping Sea.  Arthur then goes down and speaks with the dock master and asks if they've been withholding work from him, or giving it to another ship.  The dock master informs him that they haven't.  There just hasn't been anything to give him.  The two part company with a friendly goodbye.
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Winter has come, and the race that once haunted Simon's team is now but a shadow and a fading memory.  But as Simon and his team winter over in the Kestrel Weyr, resting from their travels, and sheltered by the dragons who have sworn to protect them from all harm and danger, greater events are unfolding behind them; consequences of their desperate struggle to survive the prior year that will in turn bring about the greatest gold rush of men and women the distant planet of Offworld has ever seen.
  
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Elsewhere [[Chester Westman]] meets with [[Adam]] and [[Martha]] and is brought up to speed on recent events in the area, including the fall of Ruby.  [[Sheobaal]], and his master [[Azazel]] meanwhile look in on Simon's team, still bent on destroying them, but find that they're too well protected by a LARGE angel army, so they satisfy themselves with just watching them for now.  As they do, Aria and Trevor spend a little time together on one of the many observation ledges on the side of [[Kestrel]] Weyr and talk about each other, but mostly about Trevor's past, some of what he owns, and some of what he has done, not all of which the young man is interested in talking about, and much of which he regrets.  Back in Donville Arthur meets with the mayor, an annoying, penguin like man, and shows him his carved Mahoy commission that is to be the accent piece on a new bed he's recently had made.  Afterwards Arthur goes for a walk for some fresh air.  As he does, a local paper boy comes by shouting about the latest headline, which is about the fall of the [[Four Kingdoms]].  This in turn sparks a memory by Dexter of the previously mentioned Kinson prophecy.  Realizing what this means, Arthur decides to go speak with the Mayor.
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Presently there are none.
  
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Back on Adam's farm, as he worries how they're going to survive the winter given that none of their crops have ripened, he discovers that God has blessed him and his farm by literally enlarging his barns to over twice their original size, then doubling, and sometimes even quadrupling his herds, and filling his now enlarged barns to the roof.  While they're taking this in, [[Jack Lundy]] and [[Agent J]] take some time at a local pub to discuss current events on the [[race]] course, including God's seemingly miraculous intervention in recent events.  Back at Kestrel Weyr, [[Garloond]] and [[Maggy]] take some time out during Garloond's busy day and go for a romantic flight and get to know each other better.  And, while Garloond still doesn't consider Maggy to be a sufficient candidate to be his eventual mate, she does begin to slowly change his mind as she continues to grow on him, as does his interest in her.  And, while she didn't turn out to be the amazing warrior she was touted by so many others to be, he is both surprised and greatly impressed with Maggy's incredible flying skills, much of which was learned from her Aunt [[Karuth]].
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Latest revision as of 13:57, 7 June 2023

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Title: Gold Rush
Cover Artist: Don Semora
Genre: Christian, Scifi, Survival, Adventure
Series: The Offworld Chronicles
Publication Date: July 2019
Media Types: Print (paperback) and Ebook
ISBN: 978-0463970102 (ebook) TBA (print)
Preceded By: Dragon's Gambit
Followed By: The White Mountains

Gold Rush is the third novel in The Offworld Chronicles series and picks up the story of Simon's Team, The Dragons of Offworld, The Syndicate, and many others, while also adding a new team into the mix, lead by Arthur Holland, and discusses events that will likely become the greatest challenge that Simon and his friends have faced thus far.

Back Cover Blurb

Winter has come, and the race that once haunted Simon's team is now but a shadow and a fading memory. But as Simon and his team winter over in the Kestrel Weyr, resting from their travels, and sheltered by the dragons who have sworn to protect them from all harm and danger, greater events are unfolding behind them; consequences of their desperate struggle to survive the prior year that will in turn bring about the greatest gold rush of men and women the distant planet of Offworld has ever seen.

Awards and Reviews

Presently there are none.

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