The Providence of Rudy Nes: An Edenix Cycle Story

By S. Rodger Bock

Rudy is an out-of-place loner who doesn't have much to live for until a series of strange experiences transport him to another reality...or is it merely a glimpse of what could be?

• Language: English
• Publisher: S. Rodger Bock
• Release date: Jan 30, 2014
• ISBN: 9781310352850

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 Providence of Rudy Nes

An Edenix Cycle Story

S. Rodger Bock

Copyright 2014 S. Roger Bock

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One

Rudy's idea of a nightmare was being forced to have dinner with any family that had more than three people. The Lizardis and their prolific relations were just such a family. Sadly, he now walked behind his older brother on their way to the dreaded encounter. Tragically, he'd exhausted his usual litany of excuses. At seventeen years old and equipped with ferociously large floppy ears and, even worse, a scalp covered in blazing red hair, he felt like an outsider, a freak, a defect. Among mostly darker-haired, more reasonably-colored citizens of the small town by the river, he knew without a tremor of a doubt that he was cursed by the outlandish genetic traits. He almost always wore a hat to mitigate the impact, even if it accentuated his ears' desire to secede from his head entirely.

He wished for something to change. He prayed, but instead of a miraculous midnight metamorphosis, he woke up every morning with the same problems. His affliction was an issue mostly due to the unending teasing he endured at the hands of his fellow townsfolk. They seemed to have waves of untapped creativity when it came to inventing new humiliating names and jokes based solely on the strands that sprouted from the top of his head and now in his beard as well.

He didn't really see a future for himself. He would do the work given to him and live his life one day at a time, but he just felt so stuck and lost. Did he even have a purpose in this life? What was he meant to do? Making things even worse, none of the girls he knew had any interest in him. Those that were his friends plainly told him they would never under any circumstances marry him. He was dejected and just felt each day was a waste of time. He couldn’t imagine ever finding a nice, attractive