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When a man with power believes he's God, mankind doesn't have a prayer. === When Constantine Jedidiah Goodfellow shot up through the senate, people were all-too surprised and delighted to see someone in the prime of life wanting to heal wounds, bring people together, and bring peace, so they elected him President. His aim, however, was to bring the exact opposite. The year is 2113, and Christianity is under siege. A massive virus has torn across the planet and killed off half of the worlds population and its leaders. Goodfellow, having changed his name to Nero in honor of the Roman emperor, has declared himself de facto leader over the remainder of mankind, and commenced the eradication of Christianity. In a small community outside Chicago, Illinois, 18-year-old Sage Maddox is endowed with wisdom and street smarts well beyond his years. Though his entire family has been killed off by Guardians deceptively-named and ruthless killing machines dispatched by Nero he is determined to do his part to bring much-needed justice and restore safety to Christians throughout the world. However, a chilling dystopian antichrist figure is out there, and he is determined to take out Sage and all of his fellow believers in his own sadistic version of the tribulation. Simultaneously, the worlds of both Colonel Thomas Drexler of The Defiance, and Nero's most High Vassal Maximillian are on a collision course in a high-stakes game of cat and mouse. The only question is: who is the cat, and who is the mouse? === Bestselling author Aaron Ryan of the "Dissonance" alien invasion saga presents the first installment in a riveting new post-apocalyptic end times Christian dystopian fiction series.

Defiance can be deadly. Almost as deadly as obedience. === Maximillian has defected. The god-king Nero has bled. And now, the High Vassal has stolen an AirGuard and sought shelter among Earth's last surviving military stronghold: The United Kingdom. But in an unthinkable twist, Colonel Thomas Drexler's son, Sage, has also switched sides, joining up with the youth organization Friends of Nero. What the Colonel doesn't know is that Sage desires to infiltrate Nero's inner circle and kill him, bringing vengeance and justice for all the Christians who have paid the ultimate price. Confident he is carrying out the will of God, Sage has placed himself on a dangerous quest in drawing nearer to the Emperor. Unbeknownst to any of them, however, Sage has company. He will need it...because The Test is coming. Will Christian brothers and sisters be able to accept Maximillian into their midst? Will he prove an asset to the Defiance...or a liability? As for Colonel Drexler: will he be able to successfully and publicly unmask Nero's lies and prove to the world, once and for all, who the Emperor really is? And as for Sage, he is in great danger. Will he emerge from the Friends of Nero training camp scarred for life, or will he succeed in killing the totalitarian ruler hellbent on exterminating Christians? Indeed, in a world of mandated obedience, defiance can be deadly. ===Bestselling author Aaron Ryan of the Dissonance alien invasion saga presents the second installment in a captivating new Christian dystopian fiction series. The End: Omicron picks up right where The End: Alpha left off, and it will leave your heart pounding and take you on a thrill ride of epic proportions as you fight to survive along with The Defiance, and free the world of tyranny!

Sometimes, prayer only goes so far. Rising again requires Something Greater. Sage Maddox has been turned. Determined to penetrate Nero's inner circle on an assassination mission, he has fallen prey to the sadistic Emperor's brainwashing, and time is running out. Meanwhile, Sage's father, Colonel Thomas Drexler, and Darius, the former High Vassal to Emperor Nero, prepare to unmask the totalitarian despot in a public display at the Gloriosa Revelatio. The Fifth Column man is in place, and all seems ready. However, the slightest hiccup in plans - or in fidelity - could spell certain doom for the Defiance, Prime Minister Angus McFayden and the UK, as well as all the various resistance cells scattered throughout the world in opposition to the wicked ruler. The Emperor, convinced that he is the antichrist of Revelation, along with his deadly Guardians and imposing AirGuard ships, is ready to commence a final eradication of Christians worldwide. The Gloriosa Revelatio will be televised everywhere! If he has his way, it could be the beginning of the end. In this gripping climax, hope for redemption and victory is only a hair's breadth. Will Drexler stay the course even in the presence of his converted son nearby? As for the former High Vassal Maximillian, will he fall once more under the deadly spell of Nero and lose focus of the mission? Is Sage even redeemable? And what about Charlie and Asher? Indeed, this time, prayer only goes so far. Rising again will require Something Greater.