At the turn of the 21st century, a software architect, must raise his grandson, side stepping the Vietnam War, the Great Recession, and a Pandemic. The grandson, an analyst, uncovers a decades old conspiracy to destroy Russia’s and China’s economy.
When the world turns upside down during the Catastrophe, the analyst is jailed as a co-conspirator. The analyst’s son survives on his own during the rise of the city-states. He Infiltrates a white supremacist militia then declares war, becoming the Filtrator and attempting to rescue an enslaved family.
A three-book set, Handler, Radioman, and Filtrator examine that moment in time when a boy’s physical surroundings, the community in which he lives, and the unique circumstances of his life triggers a transition to manhood.
The trilogy tells of the dreams and sweat, the loves and the losses, the inevitability of growing up, and the responsibilities men embrace in providing for the next generation amidst the rise and fall of the modern era.
John Gerts - B.A. English, B.S. Architecture, M. Architecture
Author - 7 novels - Dark Double Cross - Too Dark City - FEAR OF THE GUN - The Martensen Chronicles – a family saga trilogy - White Wolf Crossing – a Young Adult adventure story
John writes and walks the beach of Lake Michigan with his wife, daily.