Novels

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The Tides of Freedom. Independently published. 438 p. (English). A political thriller about the fragility of democracy and the courage required to defend it. This novel explores how quickly rights can become privileges, neighbors can become informants, and how the smallest choices in ordinary lives ultimately determine a nation's fate. 

Las Cartas Perdidas. Publicación independiente. (Español). Mientras Europa se hunde en la guerra, Tomás cruza océanos hasta Colombia, desconociendo su herencia judía y el sacrificio de su madre para salvarlo. A lo largo de ochenta años, tres generaciones de la familia Shuk-Airdös recorrerán un laberinto de secretos en busca de su identidad perdida.

Otros Delirios: Crónicas del Absurdo Sanitario. Publicación independiente, 487 p. (Español). Desafiando los límites entre realidad y percepción, donde el laberinto hospitalario conduce a una revolución del sistema de salud colombiano. 

The Translators of Toledo, Book One: City of Three Faiths (1080-1085). Independently Published, 299 p. (English). As Toledo falls to Christian forces in 1085, City of Three Faiths illuminates a moment when East met West, when the clash of civilizations became the marriage of minds. In a world torn by religious conflict, three families prove that wisdom has no borders—a lesson as relevant today as it was a thousand years ago.

The Translators of Toledo, Book Two: The School of Translators (1986-1100). Independently Published, 320 p. (English). Toledo under Christian rule transforms from conquered city to Europe's greatest center of learning, but for the secret covenant of knowledge-keepers, adaptation means survival. As Archbishop Raymond establishes the famed School of Translators, three families continue their hidden work to preserve wisdom across cultural boundaries—and their children must now carry the torch. 

The Translators of Toledo, Book Three: Seeds for the Future (1101-1110). Independently Published, 311 p. (English). As the new century dawns, this volume completes the trilogy by showing how knowledge planted in secret can bloom across continents and centuries. Three generations of a remarkable alliance prove that while empires rise and fall, knowledge endures—and that sometimes the most important journeys begin with a single shared belief: that wisdom belongs to all humanity.

The Andalusian Covenant: The Other 1492 (Historical Fantasy). Kalimera Books. 390 p. (English, Kalimera Books (Ingram) and  Spanish Independently Published (KDP). In a world where the expulsion of Jews and Muslims never happened, secret alliances and hidden knowledge shape the fate of Spain—and beyond.

The Bookmark Chronicles: Fighting Book Bans Across Time. Independently published & Kalimera Books, 329 p. (English). A gripping Young Adult time-travel adventure where librarians and book lovers battle censorship across centuries, protecting the power of stories before they vanish forever.

The Bookmark Chronicles 2: The Unwritten World. Independently published, 422 p. (English). The second installment of the Young Adult time-travel adventure, where the young heroes travel into the future to learn how to prevent knowledge from being controlled by algorithms.  

Where Two Waters Meet (A historical novel of early Port Townsend), (English).  From the cautious first meetings in 1851 to the upheavals of war, railroad expansion, and economic collapse, Where Two Waters Meet follows generations of families entangled in the town’s rapid transformation.

Unauthorized Nature Tales: A Field Guide to the Overheard. Independently published. 68 p. with illustrations. (English). Strange, delightful, and entirely true (or so they claim)—a collection of overheard snippets from plants and animals that reveal the unexpected magic lurking in everyday life.

Things We Carry: Three Stories of Family and Change. Independently published. (English, also Audiobook). Love, loss, and reinvention unfold in three interwoven tales that explore what it means to leave, return, and hold on to the past.

The Paper Crown (Historical Fiction). An epic saga beginning in 1490 Spain, following a Jewish merchant family's transformation into Catholic nobility, navigating power, identity, and survival across generations. Independently published. 423 p. Available in English and Spanish.

Children of the Sacred Current (Historical Fiction). A multigenerational journey through Tahiti's history, exploring the Maeva women's legacy of connecting with a hidden force amid colonialism, war, and change. Independently published. 463 p. Available in English, French, and Spanish. 

Under the Borrachero Tree (Historical Fiction)  A novel that traces the lives of a Colombian family over three generations, examining how art, purpose, and belonging evolve through the country's tumultuous history. Independently published. 396 p. Available in English and Spanish. Spanish Audiobook.

The Cartographer’s Daughter: Atlas of Unwritten Futures (Historical Fantasy) In 1820s Colombia, María Suárez inherits a mystical atlas revealing multiple futures branching from pivotal choices, leading her to witness the fateful meeting between the continent's two great liberators. Independently Published. 340 p. Available in English and  Spanish.

Echoes of Liberty: Antonio Nariño and the Birth of Colombia (Historical Fiction) The fight for independence wasn’t just Bolívar’s story. Antonio Nariño risked everything to ignite a revolution that changed a continent. Ricardo Gomez & Mauricio Beltran. 2024. Independently Published, 554 p. Available in English and in Spanish.

José María Melo: Warrior Without Borders (Historical Fiction) From Bolívar’s army to exile and rebellion, Melo’s fight for justice defied borders, politics, and the forces that sought to erase him. Ricardo Gomez & Guillermo Padilla. 2024. Independently Published, 328 p. Avaliable in English and Spanish.

Manuelita Sáenz: La Libertadora Indomable (Historical Fiction) More than Bolívar’s lover—Manuelita Sáenz was a fearless revolutionary who shaped the fate of a nation and refused to be forgotten. Independently Published, 475 p. Available in Spanish and English. 

Voices in Motion: Stories of Migration (Creative Nonfiction) Through fictionalized firsthand stories based on in-depth research, this book brings to life the triumphs and struggles of Latino migrants reshaping the United States. Independently Published, 288 p. Available in English and Spanish.

Echoes of Connection: A Century of Information and Communication Technologies (Creative Nonfiction) A century of technological breakthroughs, told from the perspective of the very tools that reshaped how we connect, create, and communicate. Independently Published, 244 p. Available in English and Spanish.

Older stuff

Cartas y Relatos, 2020. Independently Published, 243 pgs.

Gomez, R., & Tamayo, A. (2016). Stories of Mi-Gra-Tion: a flip-flap book (also in Spanish). Charleston, SC: CreateSpace. Link

Gomez, R. (2010). Breathe and Celebrate, 246 pgs. Charleston SC: Createspace.

Gomez, R., Beltran, M., & Beaulieu, Y. (2003). Facing the Screen: a visual journey of ICT in Latin America and the Caribbean, 106 pgs. Ottawa, Kuala Lumpur: IDRC, GKP. Bilingual, English & Spanish. Link

Gomez, R., & Casadiego, B. (2002). Letter to Aunt Ofelia: Seven Proposals for Human Development Using New Information and Communication Technologies  (Versions in English, French, Spanish and Nepali). 24 pgs. Ottawa, Lima, Bogota: IDRC, ITDG, Raices Magicas. Link

Delgadillo, K., Gomez, R., & Stoll, K. (2001). Telecentres, for what? (Versions in English, Spanish, Portuguese). Ottawa: IDRC.

Gomez, R., & Martinez, J. (2000). Internet: what for? (Versions in English, Spanish and French). Ottawa: IDRC.

Gomez, R., Casadiego, B., Baron, L. F., & Martinez, C. (1997). Raíces Mágicas: Lecciones del Video como Pretexto Educativo. Ocaña: Raices Magicas.