Last Light Falling

If you're looking for suspense, adventure, and a large dose of gratuitous violence, the Last Light Falling saga will be sure to supply it for you. It's the epitome of good vs evil that brings with it a bit of controversy about the human existence and the plight to which it extends after death. Whether or not you believe in a deity over our being, this story will entertain. It's graphic, raw, and real, and it will leave you wondering if our current state of being will evolve into something as horrific as it does in the novel. 

Note that the concept of this story was created in 2010 and written in 2012. This book will give you a glimpse into a conceivable future that is both disturbing and evil. It may leave you with more questions than answers, but it will surely make you think what our political leaders in this world are capable of creating or already have.

This first person character driven story isn't aimed to preach or convert. It's merely an interpretation of the book of Revelation that is aimed at entertaining and nothing else. What you get out of it as a reader will come from your own imagination and convictions. This isn't about the end of the world. It's about the end of suffering, galvanized by the characters trying to survive in it.

Last Light Falling was originally planned to be a comic book series, but it was quickly shelved when I realized how much I had written about the back-story of the characters. It only seemed natural to try and write it into a novel. I honestly had no idea that I would be creating a four book saga.

Instead of driving too heavily on the big story, I've tried focusing more on the main character, hoping that the layers of the plot will gradually unfold until the last book. This is very much a character driven story and focuses on the raw emotions this young girl has had to endure, but it also uncovers the layers of common struggles we see in our lives today. Whether or not it's aimed to prod into controversy or provoke questions rather than answers, this saga has led me to shed more light on my own convictions.

This first person narrative is told through the eyes of fifteen year old Arena Power, who has been struggling to let go of the tragic loss of her parents when she was nine. Though it often haunts her, she manages to keep a small emotional distance from the jaded past and tries to embrace the comforts of her foster family when she can.

Though it's not easy living in a period of history we cannot fathom today, Arena, like many others left on earth didn't ask to be born into a world where tragedy has become a common reality. Her destiny lies beyond the last days.

So, if you're looking for zombies to take over the world in this apocalyptic saga, then don't read my novels, because you won't find it, except for maybe a cultural reference from time to time. Don't get me wrong, I love zombies, just not in my books.

I tried hard to go against the grain when writing this story hoping to extinguish every apocalyptic cliché and typical publishing writing structure and or standard that's expected. Writing is an art, not a template for cookie-cutter stories and characters that grace the shelves today. The main characters are actually based on my own children, names and personalities. My daughter is much like Arena, it makes me feel sorry for any guy that dates her. If you truly want to get inside my head, then you must read this story because much of it is based on my personal experiences. I won't tell you what is real or what is embellished, and you really don't want to know. About ninety percent of the secondary characters are based on real people I have either met personally or met through my grandfather's world war two stories. They definitely made it easier for my story to develop without combing through my mind's character database, an all too often crutch of the writer's struggle.