How each Renegades Epic series wears ideology on its sleeve

The Renegades Epic preaches and practices anarcho-capitalist, libertarian ideology. But not every series is so in your face.

Don’t like fiction that wears ideology on its sleeve? Don’t worry, not every book I’ve written has that. The Renegades Epic shared universe has genre-conforming fiction, and it’s got work with ideological backbone.

Since I’m such a nice guy, I thought I’d show you which series in the Epic is the most ideologically-driven, and which isn’t. Starting with my most ideological work…

1 – Elementals of Nordica

In Elementals of Nordica, especially early in the series, there are massive content blocks, entire chapters even, of characters explaining ideology. Tuukka Worthy explains to his daughter, Raj, how so many people are part of a conspiracy, but very few actually know about the conspiracy.

Another character tells Sion Zona and them how the mainstream media, academia, State-approved experts, and “the science” distorts things to fit a narrative. Readers who love ideological fiction before all else will salivate over this work. Those not ready for large exposition blocks won’t.

2 – Chronicles of Rondure

My voice matures with this series. But it’s still theme first, genre second. Exposition and strong ideology is still a thing, even if it’s mellowed out some and the story draws closer to center stage.

I’m still touching on issues like cruel and unusual punishment, torture, thoughtcrime, etc. And those issues keep returning to the forefront.

3 – Terrian Chronicles

This series touched on the “lab leak theory” for COVID back when the lions were still sleeping and the sheep were still dominating the narrative. Things have changed, but Terrian Chronicles dives deeply into COVID origins, conspiracies, and how you can have multiple “dark sides” in fiction.

Why isn’t it ranked higher? Unlike Elementals of Nordica and Chronicles of Rondure, Terrian Chronicles dives into alternative history, which I organically entwine into the genre itself. That said, readers know what they’re getting.

4 – Cymraeg Tales

Cymraeg Tales is a wild card, since it reads more like genre fiction. Still, my characters spew one-liners in each book about individual liberty, how the State dictates where people stand in social castes, how it taxes, enslaves, and, ultimately, sends low-to-mid-caste people off to die in wars to serve its interests.

The story and genre take the stage, while my libertarian themes hang out in the background. They’re still visible enough, though, for readers to notice them.

5 – Sentrys of Terrene

Probably my first “big boy” series, because I’m showing everything I’m against instead of telling it to the reader. Sabre Kjaergaard shows us everything through her lens, and it’s pure communism. Not the “stateless communism” endgame. Which is “real communism,” even if it’ll never work in practice, but Soviet-style communism.

Then, Sabre learns about her Sentry heritage, and how the Sentrys were historically libertarian. But she sees libertarianism in action in later works. Even if the statism vs. libertarianism matchup is still in there, it’s shown, and rarely, if ever, told.

6 – Catenarian Chronicles

You’re still getting genre-fusion TC Marti, but Catenarian Chronicles conforms much more to genre fiction than any of the above books. It’s also not wearing ideology on its arm.

Hell, you might not even consider it part of the Renegades Epic because it’s a one-eighty when compared to books like Wind Wielder (Elementals of Nordica).

Instead, it’s a dark paranormal fantasy with urban fantasy elements. The dystopian backdrop is still there, as is the surveillance state and my critique of foreign policy. Hell, I even admit that Catenarian Chronicles is dystopian fiction masked as paranormal fantasy, but that’s the point.

Many readers would never know it’s dystopian fiction. That’s because the libertarian anarcho-capitalist themes take a massive fucking back seat. So, if that’s your cup of tea, and I’m assuming it is, see it for yourself. Get Book I, Cursed Mage, and get a dose of dark paranormal fantasy while you hunt for those dystopian concepts.