The Castle Village is no longer a frontier settlement.
Roads are reaching out to distant communities, iron and coal fuel the beginnings of industry, and the first steam engines promise to transform an entire world. As Philip Smart helps guide a fragile alliance of settlers, Norse villagers, and Native tribes, a new civilization is beginning to emerge.
But at the northern part of the mountain valley, a new settlement appears and threatens upend a fragile status quo. Philip must reach an accommodation with this threat while preserving the current domain.
Caught between political intrigue, technological progress, and revelations about the nature of the multiverse itself, Philip must lead his growing commonwealth through its greatest challenge yet.
The Commonwealth is rising. The question is whether it can survive its own success.
Exploring creation through faith and fiction
I write science fiction that explores the intersection of faith, technology, and the human condition across the stars.
With over 30 published books, my work spans traditional science fiction and Christian science fiction, taking readers on journeys through distant galaxies while examining timeless questions about purpose, morality, and our place in the universe.
My stories blend action-packed space adventures with thoughtful exploration of spiritual themes, creating narratives that entertain while inviting readers to consider deeper truths.
All of my books are available on Amazon, making it easy for readers worldwide to dive into new worlds and adventures.
The Woogieverse is a future history which begins in the year 2007 A.D. and continues over three thousand years into the future. It is a history of mankind's migration to the stars. This saga is recorded in three series of books by novelist Ward Wagher.
The first series is the life story of Allen Scott Baughman, who was abducted by aliens in 2007, and returns to Earth four hundred years later. The books in this series are Hannah Sorpat's Eye, Without Beginning of Days, and Witnesses in the Cloud.
The second series revolves around the Margraviate of Montora on the planet Hepplewhite, and takes place 800 years in the future. Books in this series include The Mountains of Montora, The Margrave of Montora, The Snows of Montora, Christmas in Montora and The Diamonds of Montora.
Another series will take place 1,200 years in the future and focus on the Kingdom of Caledon. The first of these is tentatively titled Dynastic Ambition. Several ancillary books are planned to complete the future history.
Perhaps the central characters in these stories are the Woogies, a race of sophonts with five arms, five legs and radial symmetry. They interact extensively with man and generally are more noble and honest then their human counterparts.
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