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Paladonians
THE OCODA CHRONICLES — Book 5: Paladonians
My name is Caleb Ocoda. Depending on who you ask, I'm either the savior of humanity or its destroyer. Most days, I'm not sure which one I am either.
I've walked through history and pulled people from the edge of oblivion — Roman soldiers, Germanic warriors, lost sailors, forgotten settlers. Entire civilizations that time swallowed whole. I gave them seven moons, a new world, and a future they never would have had.
But the Flower Stone showed me what had to be done. And not all of it was good.
Some of the people I put in power, I put there knowing what they would become. Some of the conflicts I allowed to happen, I allowed on purpose. Building a civilization that could protect humanity meant also building one that could never grow strong enough to threaten it.
Two thousand years of careful choices. And I still don't know if I made the right ones.
My name is Caleb Ocoda. Depending on who you ask, I'm either the savior of humanity or its destroyer. Most days, I'm not sure which one I am either.
I've walked through history and pulled people from the edge of oblivion — Roman soldiers, Germanic warriors, lost sailors, forgotten settlers. Entire civilizations that time swallowed whole. I gave them seven moons, a new world, and a future they never would have had.
But the Flower Stone showed me what had to be done. And not all of it was good.
Some of the people I put in power, I put there knowing what they would become. Some of the conflicts I allowed to happen, I allowed on purpose. Building a civilization that could protect humanity meant also building one that could never grow strong enough to threaten it.
Two thousand years of careful choices. And I still don't know if I made the right ones.
290 pages, Paperback
Published November 26, 2014
About the author
Daniel OConnell
9 books9 followersDaniel O'Connell — Award-Winning Science Fiction Author
**The Ocoda Chronicles** is an award-winning, long-form science-fiction saga spanning over 5,000 years, following a single family whose choices ripple across civilizations, timelines, and generations.
Written by **Daniel O'Connell**, recipient of a **2026 International Firebird Book Award** for *Paladin*, Book One of The Ocoda Chronicles, the series blends military science fiction with deep ethical questions about power, responsibility, family, and sacrifice.
While starships and conflict shape the setting, the heart of the story remains human: how people endure, protect one another, and live with the consequences of their decisions.
At its center is the Ocoda family.
The early books follow Caleb Ocoda, a reluctant figure burdened with impossible responsibility. As the series evolves, the focus shifts to his daughter, Carla Ocoda, whose power and presence reshape the future in ways both feared and misunderstood.
Inspired in part by O'Connell's own family, the series was created to offer heroes shaped by Filipino cultural values, particularly the importance of family, community, and sacrifice — not as symbols, but as lived principles tested under extreme circumstances.
Rather than presenting simple heroes and villains, The Ocoda Chronicles explores:
- The cost of power
- The limits of pacifism
- The danger of ideology without accountability
- The enduring strength of family over dogma
The series is planned as nine books, with **eight installments currently published** and the ninth in development.
This is not casual science fiction.
It is a generational saga written for readers who enjoy thoughtful, consequence-driven storytelling and long-term narrative payoff.
**Award Recognition:**
2026 International Firebird Book Awards — *Paladin*, Multicultural Fiction.
**The Ocoda Chronicles** is an award-winning, long-form science-fiction saga spanning over 5,000 years, following a single family whose choices ripple across civilizations, timelines, and generations.
Written by **Daniel O'Connell**, recipient of a **2026 International Firebird Book Award** for *Paladin*, Book One of The Ocoda Chronicles, the series blends military science fiction with deep ethical questions about power, responsibility, family, and sacrifice.
While starships and conflict shape the setting, the heart of the story remains human: how people endure, protect one another, and live with the consequences of their decisions.
At its center is the Ocoda family.
The early books follow Caleb Ocoda, a reluctant figure burdened with impossible responsibility. As the series evolves, the focus shifts to his daughter, Carla Ocoda, whose power and presence reshape the future in ways both feared and misunderstood.
Inspired in part by O'Connell's own family, the series was created to offer heroes shaped by Filipino cultural values, particularly the importance of family, community, and sacrifice — not as symbols, but as lived principles tested under extreme circumstances.
Rather than presenting simple heroes and villains, The Ocoda Chronicles explores:
- The cost of power
- The limits of pacifism
- The danger of ideology without accountability
- The enduring strength of family over dogma
The series is planned as nine books, with **eight installments currently published** and the ninth in development.
This is not casual science fiction.
It is a generational saga written for readers who enjoy thoughtful, consequence-driven storytelling and long-term narrative payoff.
**Award Recognition:**
2026 International Firebird Book Awards — *Paladin*, Multicultural Fiction.
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