Ted Pogo
Genoma
-Tethered to Doom-
Set in an age of sword and sorcery, a lost spirit employs several misfits on a mission that will give their lives purpose: to prevent a malevolent force from resurrecting and taking over the world.
Written by Ted Pogo, Published: TBA
"A meteor crashes down in Mageria, a land of enchantment, stone, and peril. What the otherworldly object brings will change the nation… and possibly the world of Genoma itself.
Mulvo Eben Sittaurus is stuck in a midlife crisis, hiding his dark past with the help of a nightly bottle, while seeking his life’s purpose in the care of his flock of animals in the Sanctuary. His routine is thrown off course when he’s called upon by the nation’s Elder to undergo a dangerous mission that will shape the future of Mageria. Will he have the courage to dig up his buried past in order to make the most important journey of his life?
Trinna Belspar’s life since nine has known nothing short of torture. Kidnapped from her parents, she was dragged along her youth for ten years by a society of brutal savages. Up until one night, she is taken by a rival tribe for a sacrifice to appease the gods. She welcomes death with open arms, but is offered something far greater than to end her pain. Vengeance. Will she take an offered power to bring justice to her oppressors?
Walufan Armilly, a devoted spirit priest of the An’Amon Temple, has spent countless days helping lost souls move onto the afterlife. He seeks to spend more time with a secret and forbidden lover, when one night, an event sweeps him off his path, landing him far away. Will he make it back to her or choose to complete a mission of grave importance?
Chilveria Terralyn, the Lady of Zeshelle, is nothing short of an ideal leader for her people of the great forest. Early one morning, while teaching her young students the elemental art of Aethera, her life is turned upside-down, as a catastrophic event throws her onto a new path. She seeks to reunite with a lover for guidance, only to find he has been whisked away on a journey he may never return from. Will she stay back to lead her people through a tough time, or rush to help her lover complete his mission?
These four stories converge, pulled together by the gravity of a malevolent entity known as a Na’igi, an unstoppable force bent on one goal: to turn the world into a mindless wasteland. It is up to a lost spirit named Teletrius to conduct his plan to guide the heroes to the right places. But the fate of the world lies in the ones who choose to listen to him."
The History Of Genoma
Genoma started out as a series of illustrations when I was 17. I was failing high school, since all I did was daydream about monsters and magical beings, battling each other over the territories of the universe. As the years went on, I made a few small comics, depicting short stories of some of the characters in Genoma. Life took me in many directions and for quite a while, I was in a rough spot. My friends and family were far, and I didn't have a good job or any plans for my future. I caved in and began to fall, when I placed my emotions in separate boxes, and gave those boxes as personalities to the characters of Genoma. They took my stress, my worry, and my pain, and transformed it into a whole world. Now, I must give back to them what they gave me- A life. I feel as with any story, the characters become something, they become alive. To me, they are real people with real backgrounds, emotions, real pain, and real joy. They all act differently in each scenario, and after years of revisions and drafts, I now have a workable story.
And here we are, 2024, and I am querying my first novel. It is a long and tough journey, not for the faint-of-heart. But nothing comes without hard work and patience. If it did, I wouldn't want it.