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"Spero is an imaginative fantasy that subtly instructs, entertains, and intellectually provokes the reader. It is fascinating reading. I'm definitely hooked on this series." Jean Heimann at Catholic Fire.
"...intelligent as well as inspiring..." Terry Barga at whattodoabout.com.
Please visit www.birthpangs.com/cart to buy Spero
(and Fidelis) from the author or to buy from Amazon.com
Fidelis, my first book, is Latin for faithfulness. The second book, Spero, is Latin for hope. Spero is an exploration of what hope is and why we need it. It is an exploration of what things are good to put our hope in and what things are bad to put our hope in. In the fictionalized America of the future portrayed in the Birth Pangs series, all of the things that people have traditionally put their hope in have been brought low. There are no government agencies, no schools, and not even churches. In the face of daily perils, people have to figure out how where they are going to place their hope. It is interesting to me that the political candidate running on 'hope' is also running on 'change.' I think this illustrates the root of the problem. The best place to put your 'hope' is where it won't shift beneath your feet. Also, we need to be clear about what things we hope to overcome. Nearly all of our systems and institutions are geared to address certain day to day realities that are important but not, I'm afraid, ultimate. There is one problem that surpasses them all: death. Spero is about people- even good people- putting their hope in lesser means to tackle lesser problems and being confronted with the consequences of that approach. Spero is about being confronted with our chief problem and challenged to consider what possible solutions there might be to that problem... and whether any of these are within our control, or obtainable by our own effort.
Deadline for Overseas Shipping Order: Sunday November 25th, 2007
(A donation of $10.00 is approximately two books to a soldier. )
I have some relatives in the military who have read my book and enjoyed it and I believe that most American soldiers would as well. I got to thinking about it and wondering about how I can get copies of my book in the hands of soldiers. I contacted www.soldiersangels.com and they have replied agreeing to facilitate getting my book in the hands of our soldiers and veterans, including wounded soldiers in the Veteran’s hospitals, etc.
Your donation will help me make bulk purchases of my book so that I can distribute more than I would if I bought them in smaller quantities.
For tax purposes you should consider your donation a purchase as I am not equipped as a tax exempt organization. Also, if you would like to purchase your own, personal copy, please purchase it separately so that I can keep the monies distinct. However, if you donate and then purchase the book, I will in turn donate part of the proceeds to buying more books to give to our troops. That is for donors only!
(A donation of $10.00 is approximately two books to a soldier. )
Behold, Fidelis is being released in audio book. We’ll be releasing segments as we have them until the complete text is in audio, and then we’ll make the whole thing available. Enjoy!
This post has the first few captivating pages of Fidelis for your listening pleasure. You can subscribe to the feed to automatically receive new additions automatically.
I am very pleased to release a few of the illustrations produced for the hard cover edition of Fidelis. They were drawn up by Kelley Kaffenberger. Her web page is www.kaffenberger.info. Here are a sample of some of the illustrations in the book:
And she also did a nice looking map. Go ahead and click on it to see it full size!
Thanks to Kelley for her great work!
