New Seed and Hard Ground

The hunting of humans has been hidden through all of history in plain sight. A prisoner from the near future, awaiting his murder, is warning us and giving us hope of a Story.

It is the year 1605.

In Africa, Chinasa hears voices crying out in a recurring nightmare. She believes her son is destined for great things, and her only desire is to protect him for the sake of freedom for her people. In England, Eleanor hears voices crying out in the same nightmare. She’d been planning for the birth of a future son her entire life. But something happened nineteen years ago. Voices crying out in the same nightmare torment King James. His only desire as God on earth is shepherding his people to safety away from the religious wolves. But something dark is roaming the land and hunting them all.

New Seed and Hard Ground is the beginning of an epic story that reveals a thread of the stories of the hunted within the beautiful fabric of a larger story through all history. Evil is roaming the land. Families and nations hang in the balance. The hardened heart soil of many live in fear. Where is God? Who will answer all the crying voices?

Can a new seed grow in hard ground?

Book club questions for New Seed and Hard Ground by Charles Anthony Solorio

Use these discussion questions to guide your next book club meeting.

Who do you think the "hunted” are? Why?

What do you think the "seed" is? How does it affect Chinasa, Eleanor, and King James?

What are some of Chinasa’s fears? How would you respond differently, or similarly, if you were Chinasa?

Have you ever wrestled with choosing whether you should stay or go in a certain situation? How did fear play a role in your decision?

Have you ever had a dream that affected your life? How did the dream make you see differently?

Have you ever had a victory over a tragedy in your life? What were barriers that hindered and factors that helped you?

What "paralyzed" Eleanor in her life? How did she respond at the end?

What was taking over King James? Do you believe there are forces that can influence or take over each of us? How?

Can you explain the hope at the end for Chinasa and Eleanor?

What do the four sticks at the end mean to you? Explain your thinking.

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