Ideological conflict in a near-future, post-collapse America. In the foreground, Quinn Cozens, a rugged man with a clean-shaven face and short dark ringlet hair and determined eyes, stands between two opposing forces—on his left, a crimson-lit city skyline wrapped in socialist propaganda banners and glowing surveillance drones; on his right, a burning cathedral surrounded by armored zealots carrying crosses like weapons. The sky above fractures into red and blue auroras clashing in the center, illuminating Quinn’s silhouette as he grips a broken rifle engraved with Norse runes. Subtle embers drift through the air, blending realism with mythic energy.

Beyond the Lost targets more than the mainstream Left

ByTC Marti

Beyond the Lost might stick a dagger through leftist-driven dystopian fiction. But don’t worry. I didn’t forget about the political Right. 

Anyone who knows me also knows that I can’t stand the Left and the way so much of it has poisoned dystopian fiction. I don’t mean the people on the Left, but the Western-bashing, collectivist ideology it brings. I’m sure there are plenty of fine people who embrace Leftism, and every last one of them let an ideologue, at some stage in their life, propagate them.

The same goes for those on the Right. I have a lot of friends on the Right who wouldn’t be my first choice to read the Beyond the Lost trilogy. Some would be cool with it, but others would say I’m Christian-bashing and have zero respect for government agencies the Right worships, along with their lust for military intervention.

Like those on the Left, people on the Right had a lot of outside influence. And it’s front and center in Book II, Beyond the Lost Assault.

Book II in the series didn’t forget about the Right

Beyond the Lost Horizon by TC MartiA bit of a background story: Quinn Cozens embraces Germanic Paganism and hasn’t been a friend of Christianity for a while. Not that he won’t acknowledge good people who are Christians, but he’s seen the worst of the worst.

Unfortunately there are characters in Book II, Beyond the Lost Assault, that exemplify a militant, theocratic point of view. They believe Leftism was the reason for societal collapse, given the Left’s insistence on multiculturalism.

While Quinn acknowledges multiculturalism is a cancer to the West as it dilutes individual-first philosophy, he’s also not stupid enough to think that perpetual war would’ve stopped any of it. In fact, Quinn realizes that too much foreign adventurism caused the animosity in the first place, and it gave foreign nationals an incentive to unleash an attack on American soil.

Those on the Right who Quinn crosses are also violent theocrats. They would have no problem nuking other nations and engaging in mass killings. Nor would they have any issues handing out harsh consequences to non-Christians.

In short, these people want to inject Christianity as a state religion. If an issue contradicts their subjective Christian view, there should be a law against it, in their opinion. Only then will Quinn realize what kind of sociopaths he aligned himself with.

Beyond the Lost Horizon holds clues

Quinn constantly mentions one person in particular in Book I, Beyond the Lost Horizon. While he doesn’t realize how radical this individual is, his sidekick, Yui Kikuchi, implies otherwise. She openly wonders what Quinn has in common with them.

But then again, Quinn and Yui enjoy clashing throughout Beyond the Lost Horizon. If you want to see it for yourself, check out the 37,000-word novella at The Rebel Lore Vault. You’ll see how Quinn and Yui met, and what Quinn has to say about this friend he has and their entourage. Get the book now, and dive in.

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