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AND SO THEY DEPARTED, BOUND FOR THE REALMS OF HELL, WHILE BEHIND THEM ROME BURNT.
In The Book of the Created, the third volume of The One Book series, David continues his journey to the lowest Spheres of Man to heal the world. Accompanying him are three companions: Sister Angelina, an Advocatus Dei for his canonization; the created man, an artificial being who serves as a catharist; and the lieutenant, an unbeliever and David's reluctant protector. Descent has become precarious, and many of the still-functioning Assumptions that link the Spheres, once under the stewardship of the Jesuits, are derelict or have been seized by warring factions who impose their ideologies on any wishing to pass. Amidst this tumult, and torn between his love for his companions and his vow to the Angels, David is forced to confront the unquestioned assumptions he holds about his world - and to make a series of gut-wrenching decisions that affect not only their fate, but the fate of every living soul in the Spheres of the Apostles.
Titles in the series (3)
- The Book of Thomas: The One Book, #1
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In the beginning, the Church ruled all the Spheres of the Apostles. But that was millennia ago, before the origins of this massive, artificial realm were forgotten. Now, drought, plague, and war afflict the Spheres that make up the world of Man, fragmenting society into antagonistic sects that carry out ruthless pogroms. Thrust into the midst of this chaos, Thomas is forced to embark on a journey to the highest of all Spheres, Heaven. As he struggles through his chaotic, crumbling world, he witnesses cruelty and violence—and chances upon unexpected moments of courage and self-sacrifice. In this turmoil, his faith becomes doubt as he is forced to make soul-rending choices between what his faith commands him to do and what he must do to survive. The Book of Thomas, the first volume in The One Book series, is the unflinching tale of the battle that reason and religion wage for a boy's soul.
- The Book of David: The One Book, #2
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IN HEAVEN ABOVE, GOD WEPT FOR HIS CHILDREN, WHILE HIS ANGELS BURNT AND FELL TO EARTH. The Spheres of the Apostles: an artificial world consisting of massive concentric spheres. A millennium has passed since the Spheres were first seeded by the Catholic Church and few remember the persecution from which they fled; even fewer are aware of the systems quietly functioning and malfunctioning around them. The world is simply the world as God has made it and so beyond their ken. Angels, a genetically-modified elite, have trapped themselves in Lower Heaven and can only observe as the world slowly comes undone, while men scratch out a meagre existence in Spheres below, afflicted with the violence that accompanies the disintegration of religious authority and degradation of the environment. In an attempt to wrest scarce resources from the Angels, the Papacy has declared war on Lower Heaven, while below an army of the poor and dispossessed gathers, readying to march on Rome.... In The Book of David, the second volume in The One Book series, Thomas continues his descent into this chaos, his only solace a book that contains all the stories ever written. Accompanied by his unborn son, who speaks to him through drug-induced visions, and a Catharsist, an artificial man with a soul, Thomas begins his journey to Hell, in the hope that he might staunch the flow of God's blood, and, in doing so, redeem the human Spheres.
- The Book of the Created: The One Book, #3
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AND SO THEY DEPARTED, BOUND FOR THE REALMS OF HELL, WHILE BEHIND THEM ROME BURNT. In The Book of the Created, the third volume of The One Book series, David continues his journey to the lowest Spheres of Man to heal the world. Accompanying him are three companions: Sister Angelina, an Advocatus Dei for his canonization; the created man, an artificial being who serves as a catharist; and the lieutenant, an unbeliever and David's reluctant protector. Descent has become precarious, and many of the still-functioning Assumptions that link the Spheres, once under the stewardship of the Jesuits, are derelict or have been seized by warring factions who impose their ideologies on any wishing to pass. Amidst this tumult, and torn between his love for his companions and his vow to the Angels, David is forced to confront the unquestioned assumptions he holds about his world - and to make a series of gut-wrenching decisions that affect not only their fate, but the fate of every living soul in the Spheres of the Apostles.
Robert Boyczuk
Robert Boyczuk is the author of Horror Story and Other Horror Stories (2009), a collection of his short work, and three novels: Nexus: Ascension, The Book of Thomas, and The Book of David. More fascinating detail on Bob, and free downloads of his published work, are available at http://boyczuk.com.
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