The Seventh Age: A Novel

By Jason Montgomery

Dabaz Huavossa lives in a future age long after modern society was destroyed by a worldwide cataclysm. His utopian society is characterized by peace among men and creatures, devoid of pains such as war, rape, disease, natural disasters, carnivorism, poison, and thorns. Furthermore, species which had been long extinct have been restored, and technology has become a strange amalgam of primitive tools and vehicles along with advanced electronics.While hiking in the rugged mountains above his village, Dabaz suffers the first earthquake in many centuries, and he finds a long-sealed cave has been opened by the quake. While exploring the cave, Dabaz is smitten by an inexplicable pain and terror.Soon Dabaz sees his utopia beginning to disintegrate. While seeking help from the governor of his land, Tom Ericson, one of the "immortals," Dabaz finds himself obliged to sit under Tom's mentorship. Over time, Tom instructs Dabaz about earth's history, including its creator and the role of its sole sovereign, the King. Tom also explains the relationship between the physical and spiritual worlds, eventually informing Dabaz that he believes evil spirits were released upon the earth through the cave and are causing earth's deterioration.Meanwhile, Dabaz has fallen in love with Tana'i Kelvalle, a beautiful young woman with an uninhibited and feisty spirit, whose philosophies directly challenge Tom's patient teaching. Under these opposing influences, Dabaz is forced to confront life's deepest questions, but he increasingly mistrusts Tom's character and the validity of his words.In time, Dabaz's scrabbling for success and riches pits him against both Tom and Tana'i. He creates and sells the first weapons the world has seen since the former ages, not realizing he is equipping his increasingly savage society for mankind's ultimate battle. He joins the forces of earth as they travel around the globe to overthrow the King. Earth's final war proves not only to Dabaz, but to all of mankind, whether the philosophies of the immortals or of their enemies will triumph in the end.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0996317309
• ISBN13: 9780996317306
• Release Date: May 2015
• Publisher: Verse Five Publishing
• Length: 624 Pages
• Weight: 2.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.0" x 1.6" x 6.0"
• Age Range: 16 years and up
• Grade Range: Grade 11 and higher