The Pennell Predicament: An Edenix Cycle Story

By S. Rodger Bock

Amelia Pennell is the intelligent tween granddaughter of the owner of Pennell Starlines living happily on an isolated world. Everything changes with the news of the destruction of a colonization ship which has crashed on Eden IX with 2,134 souls aboard, Amelia learns of the ship's disturbing, criminal history. As government and other powers descend on her home, she must flee for her life, and make a horrifying choice.

• Language: English
• Publisher: S. Rodger Bock
• Release date: Oct 21, 2013
• ISBN: 9781310989759

S. Rodger Bock

S Rodger Bock is the author of five novels. His most recent is Revolution's Requiem, a continuation of the Edenix Cycle. This is the first book in a new Trilogy that covers a pivotal time of upheaval on the Eden IX colony. More on that in a moment.Bock has also published Unfolding, a fictional, present-day novel about a Edeanna McKinley, a woman who finds herself thrust into chaos, She's on the run and trying to rebuild her life at the same time.The Edenix Cycle is a series that follows the lives of human colonists on a virgin world cut off from the rest of humanity.Morgan's Curse, the first trilogy of the cycle, follows the story of Morgan, who has a twisted plan which wreaks havoc on what had been a peaceful, if untamed world. Bock breaks his trilogies into Acts.Act I: Acrimony Arising - follows Dirk Bayo, a lone hunter who leads the charge to chase kidnappers and rescue their victims,Act II: Edenix Asunder - we watch as Morgan's plan is slowly put into place. The dramatic ending will shock you, andAct III: Queen's Reign - brings a conclusion to the arc where Morgan finally realizes her disturbing dream.Selim's Stratagem is the second trilogy of the cycle and jumps 400 years into the future of the colony. Violent intrigue abounds in Act I: Revolution's Requiem. Bock is currently working on Act II: Dominion's Dirge due out late 2017."The Providence of Rudy Nes" is a short story that has been compared to a webisode, following some of the same characters who appear in the novels. "The Pennell Predicament" is a story Bock wrote inspired by a series of promotional tweets.Bock has written extensively over the years and is excited to get more to his fans.BiographyS Rodger Bock was raised in Flagstaff, Arizona. High in the mountains and surrounded by lush aspen groves and lots of Ponderosa Pine, he fell in love with the outdoors. At an early age, he began writing passionate, action-filled stories, which honestly were a little rough. Teaching himself to type on a Commodore 64, he began writing what would become the setting for the Edenix Cycle. He has two amazing kids from his first marriage and lives on California's central coast.Follow him on srodgerbock.com, Twitter @SRodgerBock Instagram S Rodger Bock, or Tumblr srodgerbock

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The Pennell Predicament

An Edenix Cycle Story

S. Rodger Bock

Copyright 2013 S. Roger Bock

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One

The headline came as a complete shock to Jamison Pennell. He swore and sputtered a fraction of his inner thoughts aloud. He swatted at the three-dimensional words floating in front of him. They vanished for only a moment before popping right back up again with an annoying little chirping sound. They just were not going away. Breaking News! Colonization ship crashes at the edge of the Expanse. All aboard presumed dead. Read the full story…

Jamison was not interested in the full story. Undoubtedly, it would include no more facts than the ones he’d just read. Before the newsfeeds picked up the strings of data and began linking them together, he knew where they would lead. He knew more about the incident than they would for several hours, or at least several minutes. The cross-linking automated data sniffers were getting pretty quick these days. He grimaced and sucked air into his lungs. It would all lead back to him.

The realization terrified him—and if he were honest with himself, in an odd way it thrilled