Overview

The year is 2115. America. Land of the free.

The Chronicles of Spartak is a fast-paced young adult adventure with a serious political underpinning, the first in a series about life in the near future, just a lifetime away. Near enough that we have a sense of how it might be based on our current experiences and building recognition about how what we do now impacts the lives of real people tomorrow.

The story is told through the eyes and voice of a remarkable sixteen-year-old athlete, bound for the Olympics, handsome, famous, brilliant, bisexual and poor. The author takes the trends and twists of modern life and creates a future to give us pause even while enjoying the exploits of extraordinary, resourceful and resilient teenagers struggling to win and find love.

One gifted young man, sold into slavery, ignites a revolution.

By the year 2115, twelve families control all wealth in America, the middle class is myth, democracy a con game and the Supreme Court has just legalized a new entertainment and status option for the bored elite—human bondage.

Spartak Jones, an Olympic bound gymnast, is kidnapped, sold and forced to become the first legal slave since the Civil War, a trophy birthday present for the eldest son of the richest family. Targeted for his physical beauty and athletic talents, the teenager is not shy about using them to survive and protect his family.

When a war erupts within the ruling class, he proves himself a lethal warrior, fearless, resourceful and photogenic. His swashbuckling exploits awaken a long dormant liberal underground hungry to restore democracy. In a world both familiar and horribly twisted, Spartak becomes a symbol of hope, a flesh and blood icon for an American that used to be and might be again, if he can survive.

A riveting tale with a powerful political undercurrent.

Dark, twisted, dystopian, uplifting, and romantic—The Chronicles of Spartak (Rising Son) delivers a 22nd century action hero who will make you cheer.