A Gentle Leap
A Gentle Leap
A novel by David Telford
About the Book
Before there was a war, there was a choice.
In the silence left by their creator’s departure, the First Ones fractured. Some sought order. Some demanded obedience. And one chose something far more dangerous—curiosity.
Crossing a boundary no other dared to cross, L’ukafah entered a world of fragile creatures bound by time, fear, and wonder. He did not rule them. He did not demand worship. He listened. He taught. And in doing so, he changed them—and himself.
What began as a quiet act of defiance would be remembered as heresy, rewritten as betrayal, and mythologized as The Fall. But the truth was simpler—and far more unsettling.
Freedom was a choice.
A Gentle Leap is the origin myth of Genesis Rift: Tales From a Future War—a story of creation without conquest, faith without obedience, and the moment humanity’s long struggle between knowing and believing truly began.
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This story is one of many in the growing saga Genesis Rift: Tales From a Future War.
Collection I: Inizio
A Gentle Leap (March 2026)
Cybernism (Coming in 2026)
The Shift
Ghost Step
Collection II: Guerra
The Dove (March 2026)
Rosetta (Coming in 2026)
The Cell
The Prisoner
The Ark
Collection III: Da Capo
Echo Dome
The Lohj (April 2026)
Cholla Garden (Coming in 2026)
Another Fold
A Quiet Chat