Danny Roberts and Jeannie LoneTree are worlds away from CoalVille, the impoverished Wyoming mining camp where they grew up. Now on a planet circling Kolar, the herculean star at the center of the universe, the two teens will play a vital role in the climactic battle between gods.
The supreme god Viracocha and his wife Neferdor stand against the dark god Zuron, who seeks to control the entire universe. They cannot win unless Viracocha deciphers Zuron's riddle, a cryptic and seemingly unsolvable cipher billions of years old: the site of the black pit defines the color of the scent.
With time running short, the answer to the riddle nowhere in sight, and the presence of a traitor in the Supreme God's inner circle, hope seems lost. Zuron is poised to achieve his goal unless two teens from a rough-and-tumble mining community can solve a mystery that has baffled gods since the beginning of time-a mystery that may have its solution in their own hometown.
The captivating conclusion to the Kopaz series, War of the Gods reveals Danny and Jeannie's ultimate destinies, assuming they survive Zuron's final push for power.
About the Author: Dale Groutage was born in Reliance, an impoverished coal camp in southwestern Wyoming similar to the Kopaz series' CoalVille.
As a child, Groutage read voraciously, inspiring him to seek a life beyond the coal camp. He earned bachelors, masters, and doctoral degrees from the University of Wyoming, going on to serve the US Navy developing missile guidance and submarine silencing technology.
In recognition of his service to his country, Groutage was inaugurated into the University of Wyoming Engineering Hall of Fame and honored as one of the top ten engineers in federal government by the National Society of Engineers.
Coauthor of five books and a columnist for the Casper Star-Tribune, the former adjunct professor for the University of California and the University of Washington is now retired. Groutage is married, has three children, and lives in a small ranch in Lander, Wyoming.
