Redemption: For the Greater Good - Paperback

by Bob Perry (Author)

Fourteen years ago, Espen fled Emporia leaving his sister Abigail behind. Espen has few regrets until his daughter faces a problem that can only be solved by going back. Abigail controls secret information from her family's past to secure a position of power and influence in the city. Abigail, however, has become the very person she once despised and loses the one person she ever trusted, Edmon. Her one-time love now conspires to destroy her. Abigail seems to be in control of everything, but feels she is left with nothing. Espen, Abigail, and Edmon are forced down divergent paths to learn redemption comes from within. Each of them face their own demons, but in the process discover hope has more power than fear. THE WORLD OF EMPORIA Emporia, the greatest city left on earth, is operated by an immense corporation managed by the mysterious Nephilim who saved the technology of the old world and administer the resources of the new one. Life in Emporia is a shining symbol of progress built from the ashes of a ruined world. Emporia values efficiency, influence, and celebrity. The Corporation controlling Emporia is all-knowing, all-powerful, and ever present. "For the Greater Good" is the city's motto, but the incredible splendor of Emporia comes with a price that all of its citizens must pay.

Author Biography

Bob Perry is an Oklahoma novelist and playwright who has authored a number of books, novels, and scripts including: -The Broken Statue, a fictional novel based on the real-life legacy of oilman E. W. Marland -Mimosa Lane based on the tumultuous rise of Tulsa, Oklahoma from a rowdy frontier town to "The Oil Capital of the World" -Brothers of the Cross Timber set in Pottawatomie County during the Great Railroad Strikes of 1922 -The Nephilim Code an action thriller set in eastern Oklahoma, -Guilt's Echo based on the experiences of National Guard soldiers during World War 1 -Lydie's Ghost about a young girl's mysteries in the mid 1980s. -Return from Wrath about two women who are forced to travel back to their drought-plagued farm in western Oklahoma. -For the Greater Good, a dystopian novel set five generations into the future about a young man and woman that must adjust to the simple life they knew to the complications of a more modern world. -For the Greater Good: Abigail's Story, paraquel to For the Greater Good that tells the story from Abigail's perspective. -For the Greater Good: Redemption, the For the Greater Good story fourteen years after the end of the previous two books. -The Broken Statue a play based on the novel which won four Gem Awards including Best Play. -Working Girls, a play set in the 1970s about a young professional woman breaking into the world of sales. -A Cross Timber Adventure, a play adapted from the novel Brothers of the Cross Timber about three young men facing their transition to adulthood during the turbulent 1920s. -A screenplay for The Broken Statue -WOBs: The Wisdom of Bob, a collection of short sayings and axioms. -Leadership Dynamics: Building Effective Teams -Spiritual Renewal: Transforming the Mind