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  • The Stranger

    Greg Van Arsdale

    eBook
    The Genesis Project Series is one book broken into four parts.Part One:A man runs for his life from a squad of armed militia. He has no memory, no clue who they are or why they want him dead. Only one man knows the truth and that is Jack Logan, the leader of the mob. To Logan, the stranger poses the only threat to his plans for world domination, so Logan hunts him relentlessly. Ultimately, the wounded stranger winds up on the doorstep of Doctor Lazlow’s house. Doc is a semi-retired psychiatrist/ inventor who uses an experimental device that unlocks part of the stranger’s memory. They learn the world they are in is computer generated. A virtual world, and it has been infected with a Doomsday virus that can destroy the planet. The stranger’s name is John Neumann, the creator of the virtual environment. The only way to save the people is to get them out. To do that, John had to come into the world itself and reprogram the massive Genesis computer from the inside—but at the expense of wiping his mind clean. He has just 40 days to regain the remainder of his memory, 40 days to find the solution before the world explodes. His only option, however, may cost him his life.Part Two:John Neumann’s consciousness pushes through the ethereal light barrier and into the real world. His memory regained, John recalls the beginning of the Genesis Project. From the start, the vice president of his company, Jack Lokitus, and Judith Neumann, John’s wife, are against the project. The two lovers plot to discredit John as inept at the Board meeting so Lokitus can force a take over of John’s empire. However, when John demonstrates a mere fraction of the Genesis Machine’s power, the coup fails. He then fires Lokitus and one-third of the Board members. Lokitus goes insane with rage. That is when the killings start.One by one, Board members die and Lokitus frames John for their deaths. Neumann’s legal team keeps him out of jail. Throughout the virtual world’s development, Lokitus criminally harasses John’s crew. Then John has a brilliant idea for a new programming language for the Genesis Machine and the last piece of the puzzle falls into place. Finally, John initiates the creation sequence and the new world comes to life. Over the years, he inserts millions of people who are crippled or dying, giving them new hope and a new lease on life.A member of John’s inner circle betrays him and joins forces with Lokitus. They insert a Doomsday virus into the Genesis Machine that corrupts not only the ethereal matrix on which the world is built but also the spirits of everyone John inserted. In effect, Lokitus holds over a million people hostage, demanding Neumann relinquish his multi-billion dollar empire or he detonates the planet.Part Three:John Neumann is in desperate trouble. Having made connection with the Genesis Machine from Doc Lazlow’s lab, the house is now surrounded by Logan’s army. For his plan to work, he must evade them the five days it takes for the Genesis Machine to assimilate his ethereal and DNA data. If he dies, then Logan inherits the virtual world and Lokitus gains control of Neumann’s vast business empire. Fortunately, Tom and Nancy maintain constant vigilance in the real world’s Genesis lab. They help John escape, but how long can he truly hope to remain alive when so many are trying to kill him?Part Three brings together elements of Part One and Part Two, answering lingering questions and revealing Neumann’s ultimate goal. It is a must read to discover just how he plans on defeating Logan and Lokitus.Part Four "The Final Day" ends the saga.Ten years have passed since the end of Part Three of the Genesis Project Series (“End Game”) where Jack Lokitus’s spirit was given to Logan’s soul in the virtual world. David is now a young man. With his real soul and special connection to the Genesis Machine, he has unique insights and powers...LOOK BELOW AND BUY THE BUNDLE WHILE THE PRICE IS STILL LOW!
  • The Stranger

    Greg Van Arsdale

    Paperback (Independently published, March 8, 2017)
    The Genesis Project Series is one book broken into three parts.Part One:A stranger man runs for his life from a squad of armed militia. He has no memory, no clue who they are or why they want him dead. Only one man knows the truth and that is Jack Logan, the leader of the mob. To Logan, the stranger poses the only threat to his plans for world domination, so Logan hunts him relentlessly. Ultimately, the wounded stranger winds up on the doorstep of Doctor Lazlow’s house. Doc is a semi-retired psychiatrist/ inventor who uses an experimental device that unlocks part of the stranger’s memory. They learn the world they are in is computer generated. A virtual world, and it has been infected with a Doomsday virus that can destroy the planet. The stranger’s name is John Neumann, the creator of the virtual environment. The only way to save the people is to get them out. To do that, John had to come into the world itself and reprogram the massive Genesis computer from the inside—but at the expense of wiping his mind clean. He has just 40 days to regain the remainder of his memory, 40 days to find the solution before the world explodes. His only option, however, may cost him his life.Part Two:John Neumann’s consciousness pushes through the ethereal light barrier and into the real world. His memory regained, John recalls the beginning of the Genesis Project. From the start, the vice president of his company, Jack Lokitus, and Judith Neumann, John’s wife, are against the project. The two lovers plot to discredit John as inept at the Board meeting so Lokitus can force a take over of John’s empire. However, when John demonstrates a mere fraction of the Genesis Machine’s power, the coup fails. He then fires Lokitus and one-third of the Board members. Lokitus goes insane with rage. That is when the killings start.One by one, Board members die and Lokitus frames John for their deaths. Neumann’s legal team keeps him out of jail. Throughout the virtual world’s development, Lokitus criminally harasses John’s crew. Then John has a brilliant idea for a new programming language for the Genesis Machine and the last piece of the puzzle falls into place. Finally, John initiates the creation sequence and the new world comes to life. Over the years, he inserts millions of people who are crippled or dying, giving them new hope and a new lease on life.A member of John’s inner circle betrays him and joins forces with Lokitus. They insert a Doomsday virus into the Genesis Machine that corrupts not only the ethereal matrix on which the world is built but also the spirits of everyone John inserted. In effect, Lokitus holds over a million people hostage, demanding Neumann relinquish his multi-billion dollar empire or he detonates the planet.Part Three:John Neumann is in desperate trouble. Having made connection with the Genesis Machine from Doc Lazlow’s lab, the house is now surrounded by Logan’s army. For his plan to work, he must evade them the five days it takes for the Genesis Machine to assimilate his ethereal and DNA data. If he dies, then Logan inherits the virtual world and Lokitus gains control of Neumann’s vast business empire. Fortunately, Tom and Nancy maintain constant vigilance in the real world’s Genesis lab. They help John escape, but how long can he truly hope to remain alive when so many are trying to kill him?Part Three brings together elements of Part One and Part Two, answering lingering questions and revealing Neumann’s ultimate goal. It is a must read to discover just how he plans on defeating Logan and Lokitus.LOOK BELOW AND BUY THE BUNDLE WHILE THE PRICE IS STILL LOW!
  • The Stranger

    Greg Van Arsdale

    Paperback (CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, March 8, 2017)
    A lone man runs for his life from a squad of 50 armed militia. He has no memory, no clue who they are or why they want him dead. Only one man knows the truth and that is Jack Logan, the leader of the mob. To Logan, the stranger poses the only threat to his plans for world domination, so Logan hunts him relentlessly. Ultimately, the wounded stranger winds up on the doorstep of Doctor Lazlow’s house. Doc is a semi-retired psychiatrist/inventor who uses an experimental device that unlocks part of the stranger’s memory. They learn the world they are in is computer generated. A virtual world, and it has been infected with a Doomsday virus that can destroy the planet. The stranger’s name is John Neumann, the creator of the virtual environment. The only way to save the people is to get them out. To do that, John had to come into the world itself and reprogram the massive Genesis computer from the inside—but at the expense of wiping his mind clean. He has just 40 days to regain the remainder of his memory, 40 days to find the solution before the world explodes. His only option, however, may cost him his life.