The arena
Subtitle: Aaron's anthropormorphic tale
By: Soboken Nobody
Publisher: CrossBooks
Published: 2011
Place of publication: Bloomington, IN
Language: eng
Number of pages: 217
ISBN-13: 9781615077823; 9781615077830
Copyright date: 2011
Subjects: Fiction
Notes: "Aaron O'Riley is a rebellious young man working at the Ktisis Corporation, whose Colorado headquarters are home to a structure similar to a giant glass aquarium. Within the space, dubbed "the Arena," miniature universes and galaxies are created in an effort to understand the origins of life and the natural evolution of man. An explosion wounds Aaron and kills several of his coworkers, and he is left scarred physically and emotionally, bitterly wondering where God was during the tragedy. A coworker named Mark and his family, including his three young daughters, minister to him in the hope that Aaron's faith will take root. Ktisis builds a second Arena, and Aaron returns to work. Then employees discover a new planet within the Arena--with humans on it. Is it a scientific fluke, or was it designed? And if it was designed, who is its mastermind? Why does the company's mysterious owner go on vacation the day after the planet is discovered? Thomas Bale, another employee, has developed a way to teleport objects--including himself. What is his invention's relationship to this new planet--and will it supersede the evolutionary process? In this exciting adventure story about a corporation where "playing God" is part of the job description, it might seem that God as we know him has been shut out, along with Jesus. Then again, he may be closer than anyone thinks. Even against a high-tech futuristic backdrop, discovery of spiritual insight s awaits"--Page 4 of cover.