Among the Chosen Book Two: The Dualist

The Dualist

The Dualist

Produced 2003.05.23 - 2009.12.04
350 story pages, 11 covers. 361 pages total.

Spring, 2002. Five years after the events of Dead City Radio, the Sabrosa arrives in earth orbit- probing psychological defenses, awakening Thad and initiating a physics-defying psychic event. The Dualist is a story of cause and effect - a study of the results of a single decision made at the climax of Dead City Radio, and the effect of that decision on several seemingly unrelated groups of individuals.

Incursion

Incursion

Produced 2008.11.19 - 2008.12.02
11 pages.

Deep space, 2002 - The Sabrosa arrives on a routine stop during what the crew has been told is a training mission. General Grij is ordered to follow up on the discovery made by the Hemera in 1997.

Signal

Signal

Produced 2004.12.26 - 2005.04.26 & 2008.12.05 - 2008.12.27
43 pages.

The Sabrosa arrives in Earth orbit. Alias's appearance drives Thad to a severe mental breakdown - severe enough to show up on Heirotus and Templar sensors. Thad's attempt to expel his "demon" meets with very literal results.

Convergence

Convergence

Produced 2003.05.23 - 2003.07.31 and 2005.05 -2005.06, 2008.12.18 - 2009.02.27
41 pages.

Raven and Tantek take advantage of a 1969 bureaucratic loophole to recruit the ex-Templar John West. General Grij struggles with the Sabrosa's long-range communications hardware while Thad's identity crisis takes a turn for the strange.

Reentry

Reentry

Produced 2003.10.07 - 2004.03.27 and 2005.05 -2005.06, 2009.03.09 - 2009.05.02
43 pages.

Astral and physical violence drive home the fact that while you may be able to escape your past, you cannot escape your self. Or a capital ship in an intersecting orbit.

Clarity

Clarity

Produced 2004.06.19 - 2004.12.06, 2009.05.15 - 2009.07.04
53 pages.

Thad continues to have a hell of a time, while Raven and Tantek speculate about John's handling of the situation. The Sabrosa discovers that Here There Be Dragons, and the Templar go poking around in Val's head. Hilarity ensues.

Expulsion

Expulsion

Produced 2009.10.29 - 2009.11.26
9 pages.

The starship Aeon briefs its sole occupant on a recent discovery.

Motion

Motion

Produced 2005.07.24 - 2006.03.10 & 2009.08.02 - 2009.11.26
49 pages.

The Daedalus sets down long enough for a crew exchange, Grij brings James up to speed, and Greymalkin and Ornix experience different sides of the condition that's driving Thad up the wall.

Descent

Descent

Produced 2006.04.19 - 2006.06.21 & 2009.08.10 - 2009.11.27
23 pages.

Thad, Ornix and the Sabrosa set course for Bedlam.

Impact

Impact

Produced 2006.08.17 - 2007.03.11 & 2009.08.19 - 2009.12.03
49 pages.

All threads converge. For one brief moment, Bethlehem Medical Centre is the most important place in the universe. Then Raven shows up.

Subversion

Subversion

Produced 2007.04.23 - 2007.07.19 & 2009.08.14 - 2009.12.04
39 pages.

Greymalkin shows the remaining Terrans why he's the boss. Hard decisions are made in an instant, stuff blows up, and a lot of people die.