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The Dawn of New Hope
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The New Earth Saga: Book 1

The Dawn of New Hope (edit title/settings)

by Matt Jordan (Author) (edit contributors)

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Matt Reynolds, Mike Henderson, Alex Smith and John Wilson were just four average boys trying to live their lives under torment and humiliation on a daily basis. Uncertainty plagued the mind of Matt as an unusual dream of a storm continued to grow inside his mind. Everything changed when this... read more

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War is a dark and twisted time in any history book. Two sides clash with each wanting the same thing, but only one will come out victorious. In order to win the brawl, a side will do whatever it deems necessary. Usually, this will involve countless deaths, destruction, and trust their enemies... read more (warning: may contain spoilers)

War is a dark and twisted time in any history book. Two sides clash with each wanting the same thing, but only one will come out victorious. In order to win the brawl, a side will do whatever it deems necessary. Usually, this will involve countless deaths, destruction, and trust their enemies into years of agony, pain, and turmoil.

Few have come to realize the full potential of the being that most people, in the scientific world, would refer to as a Homo sapien, or human. Humans have spanned to a multitude of worlds, each carrying on a civilization similar to the one we know here on Earth. All have lived in prosperity, or at least until one world discovered something unusual.

New Earth, or a brother world to Earth, harbored an ancient secret. A book known as 'The Chronicles of Time,' held the key to unlock a power that each human carried with him or her. That power was invested within their soul. At first, this power was strong and used for much good. Even still, the best intentions were foiled as the ancient civilization, that kept this power for themselves, vanished without a trace. The story of this nation was passed down as nothing more than a myth from generation to generation.

In the year 1969, this book and all its power was rediscovered. An incident forced the entire world into panic as they realized that this power was real. In order to protect it and prevent other dangers from arising, the world leaders turned to a man named Richard Thomas, who was the king of a domain named Vineland. What people did not see, was that jealousy had taken root in the mind of his younger brother, James. With a legion of followers who were determined to take this mythical book into their own hands, James led a revolt on Vineland. In a matter of hours, James had stormed into the castle and into the room where the book was hidden. With only a handful of followers remaining, they proceeded to take the book. When their hands came in contact with the book, a light ripped from the book's pages and unlocked their souls. Several died on the spot. James experienced such a rush that his body was flown from the castle window and hurled to the bottom.

Only a few days later, the survivors of this event had united into a group, calling themselves 'The Human Paragon.' With a power that no one could stop or control, they set out on a quest to take control of every human world by any means necessary. Their argument was that they were the most superior form of life, and that they deserved to rule all. With no one powerful enough to stop them, world by world began to fall and crumble. Armies were slaughtered and cities burned to the ground. Even King Richard, who soon after unlocked his own soul to fight back, was powerless to stop some of the Human Paragon's members.

King Richard, who was desperate for a way to save mankind, began searching through 'The Chronicles of Time' for any answer he could find that might help. What he found was a prophecy, foretelling the events to come. In the year 2004, it was said that four people would arise to fight back and save mankind. Their names were given: Matt Reynolds, Mike Henderson, Alex Smith, and John Wilson. The question that everyone now wondered was that when they did come, thirty-five years into the future, what would be left to save?

In a moderate-sized city on Earth known as Field City, there lived four boys named Matt Reynolds, Mike Henderson, Alex Smith, and John Wilson. They were the best of friends, all united by their common issue of being at the bottom end of the stereotypical high-school social ladder, being bullied and harassed daily. Everything changes when Matt dreams a dream of an unusual storm, and that dream becomes a reality. This storm transports them to New Earth, where they learn all about the war at hand. Not only do they learn that our world is the only world that is untouched from the Human Paragon, but they learn that they are the only force in existence that has the ability to rise against them. Being the young pre-teens that they are, will they be able to rise up against the challenge of the Human Paragon? Or will their saga end as early as it begun?

Characters/People edit see section history

  • Matt Reynolds: One of the four chosen heroes to fight the Human Paragon.
  • Mike Henderson: One of the four chosen heroes to fight the Human Paragon.
  • Alex Smith: One of the four chosen heroes to fight the Human Paragon.
  • John Wilson: One of the four chosen heroes to fight the Human Paragon.
  • King Richard Thomas: Richard Thomas, the leader of the domain of Vineland, is one of the main characters that interacts with the four. Besides being a guiding figure for the boys, he also acts as the leader of a resistance group known as the Luminescent. His main goal is to get the four into position to stand against the Human Paragon without putting them into a situation where death is the guaranteed outcome for them. However, he appears to have a different agenda, which becomes more and more apparant as the boys continue.
  • Glendor: Glendor is the sole survivor of four Human Paragon members that were stationed on New Earth to 'finish the job.' A wielder of fire, he has an explosive personality (no pun intended) and will stop at nothing to get what he wants.
  • Danny Inman: Danny is the right-hand-man to Richard. His best noted scene in the book is when he confronts the four upon their arrival to New Earth.
  • James Thomas: Richard's jealous, younger brother. He can also be accredited as the founder of the Human Paragon, since his actions did unfold into their birth. He appears briefly in the beginning. At the time of the awakening of the souls, James was hurled out a window and fell to his death. All that remained of a body was dust.
  • 'Mysterious Figure': An unusual figure that makes its presence known to Matt within the woods. It is not clear what its true intentions are.
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Quotes edit see section history

  • “I guess we'll just have to kill anything that tries to kill us”
  • “I'm sure that your world is not quite ready to accept the facts at hand. But they will in time. Let their ignorance blind them from the truth for the time while they can still believe the falseness of peace.”
  • “You wouldn't believe me if I told you.”
  • “I WILL have order in this room. This is a democracy! Not anarchy!”

Organizations edit see section history

  • The Human Paragon: The group who has set out to conqure the worlds of mankind by any means necessary. It is not clear who their leader is, or how many members this group holds.
  • The Lumenescent: A resistance group that arose to fight against the Human Paragon.

First Sentence edit see section history

"How could this happen," began a man in a quiet, dreary voice. "Why?"

Table of Contents edit see section history

The Wars Genesis 1
The Storm 11
The Start of a Long Journey 35
The Luminescent 63
The Fairville Massacre 107
Glendor 129
Rise of the Cities 151
New Angels City 179
The Balkier Lands 205
The Final Confrontation 233
The Return 265
From the Flames 287

Series & Lists edit see section history

This is book 1 of 1 in The New Earth Saga. (standard series)

Authors & Contributors edit see section history

  1. Matt Jordan (Author)

Other Contributors:

  1. David Jordan (Illustrator)
  2. Brittany Rhodes (Designer) - Besides assisting in the design of the book and layout, she was a major help within the field of markting and public relations.
  3. Rosie Murphy (Editor)
  4. Jason Thrift (Technical Editor) - Assited in the creation of the official website of the series.

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