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The Occurrence

Robert Desiderio
Chapters (117)
  1. Cover
  2. Title
  3. Copyright
  4. Contents
  5. PART ONE: Up From Buried Light
  6. 1
  7. 2
  8. 3
  9. 4
  10. 5
  11. 6
  12. 7
  13. 8
  14. 9
  15. 10
  16. 11
  17. 12
  18. PART TWO: Re-Entry
  19. 13
  20. 14
  21. 15
  22. 16
  23. 17
  24. 18
  25. 19
  26. 20
  27. 21
  28. PART THREE: Convergence
  29. 22
  30. 23
  31. 24
  32. 25
  33. 26
  34. 27
  35. 28
  36. 29
  37. 30
  38. 31
  39. 32
  40. 33
  41. 34
  42. 35
  43. 36
  44. 37
  45. 38
  46. 39
  47. 40
  48. 41
  49. PART FOUR: Surrender
  50. 42
  51. 43
  52. 44
  53. 45
  54. 46
  55. 47
  56. 48
  57. 49
  58. 50
  59. 51
  60. 52
  61. 53
  62. 54
  63. 55
  64. 56
  65. 57
  66. PART FIVE: The Tablets
  67. 58
  68. 59
  69. 60
  70. 61
  71. 62
  72. 63
  73. 64
  74. 65
  75. PART SIX: The Trial
  76. 66
  77. 67
  78. 68
  79. PART SEVEN: The Cave of Memory
  80. 69
  81. 70
  82. 71
  83. 72
  84. 73
  85. 74
  86. 75
  87. 76
  88. 77
  89. 78
  90. 79
  91. 80
  92. 81
  93. 82
  94. 83
  95. PART EIGHT: Guardians
  96. 84
  97. 85
  98. 86
  99. 87
  100. 88
  101. 89
  102. 90
  103. 91
  104. 92
  105. 93
  106. 94
  107. PART NINE: Into Buried Light
  108. 95
  109. 96
  110. 97
  111. 98
  112. 99
  113. 100
  114. 101
  115. 102
  116. 103
  117. Acknowledgments

Cover

Advance Praise for
The Occurrence

“In The Occurrence, Desiderio delivers a haunting political thriller that stayed with me long after I turned the last page.”

—LeVar Burton

“An intelligent and captivating thriller. The Occurrence takes a true-to-life terrorist plot and then twists the story, forcing a reexamination of the reader’s faith. I dare you to read this and not come away with a different perspective on all that’s happening in the world today. A must-read!”

—Chris Goff, Award-winning author of Dark Waters and Red Sky

“A rare gem. Desiderio takes readers on an unforgettable journey where the past and present collide at the very heart of human existence. Flawed, compelling characters and a brilliantly fresh premise make The Occurrence a book that will stay with you long after the final page. Sharp, sage, sensational.”

—K.J. Howe, International Bestselling Author of Skyjack

Title

Copyright

A POST HILL PRESS BOOK

The Occurrence:

A Political Thriller

© 2020 by Robert Desiderio

ISBN: 978-1-64293-300-0

ISBN (eBook): 978-1-64293-301-7

Cover art by Cody Corcoran

Cover photo “Take Me with You” by Hammad Iqbal

Interior design and composition by Greg Johnson, Textbook Perfect

This book is a work of fiction. People, places, events, and situations are
the product of the author’s imagination. Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, or historical events, is purely coincidental.

Post Hill Press

New York • Nashville

posthillpress.com

Published in the United States of America

For Judith

A heart and soul of infinite space and love.

Then. Now. And Always.

Contents

CONTENTS

PART ONE: Up From Buried Light

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3

4

5

6

7

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11

12

PART TWO: Re-Entry

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15

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19

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21

PART THREE: Convergence

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23

24

25

26

27

28

29

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31

32

33

34

35

36

37

38

39

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41

PART FOUR: Surrender

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43

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50

51

52

53

54

55

56

57

PART FIVE: The Tablets

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59

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61

62

63

64

65

PART SIX: The Trial

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67

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PART SEVEN: The Cave of Memory

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PART EIGHT: Guardians

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85

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94

PART NINE: Into Buried Light

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Acknowledgments

PART ONE: Up From Buried Light

PART ONE

Up From
Buried Light

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