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The Wombat Ultimatum describes a chaotic societal crisis following the kidnapping of the adverb “Softly” by marsupial revolutionaries. The main conflict pits the prophetic tobacconist and wombat leader Runciman, who champions “blunt grammar” and the rejection of all adverbs, against the spiritual cooks, Frank and Glen, who represent the esoteric faith of “Greasehood” and the necessity of nuance.

As a captive in their mountain palace in Switzerland, Matt List begins to understand the power of Midas and his Ewige (Eternal Ones) to manipulate gold markets and human history. Thus began the destiny of the Army aviation pioneer to undermine the Ewige and their hold over mankind. Now, he uses the power of the financial tycoons in America to create the beginnings of a world freed from the dominion of gold and the Ewige. But will his battle with the Ewige cost him the love of Helene, the beautiful daughter of Midas? Will the ultimatum lead to the end of the carnage of the Great War?

Faith Donovan vowed never to marry. Years of witnessing her parents' abusive marriage soured her against such a union, but when she can't find employment, she answers an advertisement for a mail-order bride and hopes for the best. When she discovers her new husband has a reputation for the very things she feared, her hopes are crushed.