Arks of America 1-4 (Arks of America, Charit Creek, Eastern Chaos, The Badlands) - D.A. Carey

Written by D.A. Carey
Read by Michael Driggs, Jeffery Lynn Hutchins
Format: MP3
Bitrate: 64 Kbps
Unabridged

Length: 41h 15m

Book 1 ● Arks of America ● Michael Driggs ● 13:00

With the country slowly descending into chaos, a visionary leader takes action. Dave Cavanaugh, a silver-haired outdoorsman, mountain hiker, and billionaire, dubbed the “Richard Branson of the Rockies”, sets in motion a plan to construct walled, gated communities across the country to preserve art, science, medicine, and religion - designed to be islands of calm in a sea of chaos. Much like Noah built an ark before the great flood, Dave intends to build a series of land-based arks before the country completely drowns in chaos. Arks of America. Vince Cavanaugh, Dave’s nephew, a gruff ex-Special Forces soldier, is urged to take an active role in the project. Liz Pendleton, a beautiful auburn-haired actress from Kentucky now living in Hollywood, is one of the initial investors in the program. With alternating periods of violence and peace becoming the norm, eventually the periods of chaos get longer and don’t subside. Where will the violence strike next? Who will be caught up in it? Will Dave Cavanaugh’s grand plan be enough and in time?

Book 2 ● Charit Creek ● Michael Driggs ● 10:11

The chaos that recently gripped America has been replaced with an era of prosperity and joy. Markets are flourishing, people are happy, and the country is in recovery. Although much was lost in the turmoil of the previous year, the country was feeling as if they’d dodged a bullet. Dave Cavanaugh, the silver haired outdoorsman, mountain hiker, and billionaire dubbed the “Richard Branson of the Rockies,” presses ahead with his audacious plan to build walled, gated communities across the country to preserve art, science, medicine, and religion. These Arks of America are planned to be islands of hope during times of strife, chaos, and uncertainty. An early investor in the program, Liz Pendleton, the beautiful auburn haired actress from Kentucky, is back at work making movies. Both she and Dave are concerned for Vince Cavanaugh, the billionaire’s nephew, a divorced, gruff ex-Special Forces soldier who’s experiencing a deep personal calamity, leaving him a shell of his former self. Without Vince the entire Arks of America program could fail. In the prosperity of the post-chaotic America, the group who so recently survived together is spread across the country when the unthinkable happens again. Are they prepared to support the people who need them? Can the government right one more crisis? Can Vince summon the strength to be the hero they need?

Book 3 ● Eastern Chaos ● Jeffery Lynn Hutchins ● 9:21

Ten Kingdoms: Eastern Chaos, leaps forward to illustrate “The Rise of Evil” as a standalone episode in the world of Arks of America. What has happened in the Arks prequels eerily resembles the world we live in today. Ten Kingdoms is a chilling look at the dystopian world in which evil rises after a perfect storm of internal strife, infighting, chaos, terrorism, and nuclear EMP attacks. After America suffered blow after blow of internal strife, work stoppages, police shootings, riots, and immobilizing national discord, the riches of the country attracted international villains who eyed the country like a wealthy home with an open front door. Hit with a massive EMP strike, the West Coast from the Pacific to the Mississippi was left a wasteland of gangs, violence, and burning homes. Although the eastern half of the country was spared the EMP attack, they were not immune to the second massive wave of terrorist attacks and a reawakening of internal riots and class warfare that had been incited for so many years. The United States, from the Atlantic to the Mississippi, quickly devolved into a quagmire that people were referring to as the “Eastern Chaos.” While Dave Cavanaugh’s realized vision of the Arks program was a force of good among the chaos, it was a small spark in the face of an evil régime taking power in America. The rise of evil in America is being led by a false prophet called The Professor, who claimed to represent an American government in hiding. In truth, he harbored devious plans for a new America divided into ten Kingdoms. Can Dave Cavanaugh’s communities of Arks hold out as a haven of good in an increasingly wicked world? How far will The Professor go in his evil plans for a new America built upon his ambition? What kind of life is in store for the populace in this new America after the Rise of Evil?

Book 4 ● The Badlands ● Jeffery Lynn Hutchins ● 8:41

Ten Kingdoms: The Badlands moves forward to illustrate “The Rise of Evil” in the western half of the US as a stand-alone episode in the world of Arks of America. What has happened in the Arks prequels eerily resembles the world we live in today. Ten Kingdoms is a chilling look at the dystopian world in which evil rises after a perfect storm of internal strife, infighting, chaos, terrorism, and nuclear EMP attacks. America suffered blow after blow of internal strife, work stoppages, police shootings, riots, and immobilizing national discord. The riches of the country attracted international villains who eyed the country like a wealthy home with an open front door. Hit with a massive EMP strike, the West Coast from the Pacific to the Mississippi was left a wasteland of gangs, violence, and burning homes. Dave Cavanaugh’s Arks of America project, designed to be an oasis of calm and place to preserve, medicine, art and ethics among a sea of chaos has been corrupted and threatens the balance of power in The Badlands. With no working government and state and local administrations nonexistent, Dave must make a choice that will expose his Arks project and put the lives of his people at risk. All the while, the eastern half of the country that was spared the EMP attack the west had seen, were experiencing a massive wave of terrorist attacks and a reawakening of internal riots and class warfare that had been incited for so many years. With Dave Cavanuagh’s attention focused on the Badlands, the eastern US Arks communities were on their own with help from Dave’s trusty assistant Louis. The rise of evil in America is being led by a false prophet called The Professor, who claimed to represent an American government in hiding. In truth, he harbored devious plans for a new America divided into 10 kingdoms. Can Dave Cavanaugh’s communities of Arks hold out as a haven of good in an increasingly wicked world?

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Arks of America 1 - Arks of America (2018)
Arks of America 2 - Charit Creek (2019)
Arks of America 3 - Ten Kingdoms: Eastern Chaos (2020)
Arks of America 4 - Ten Kingdoms: The Badlands (2020)