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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.
The first book in the Birth Pangs series, Fidelis, is Latin for faithfulness. The second book, Spero, is Latin for hope. Spero is an exploration, in fiction, 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 aren't. In the 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 in dealing with them. In the end, there is one daily peril 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. Spero is a 'discussion' about our chief problems and what solutions, if any, are available to resolve them.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!
Book 1 is almost ready to be re-released in hard cover and I’m very excited about it. The design of the cover is sharp, and there will be some very nice surprises associated with it. As soon as I can make it public, I will. The cover is the chief reason why I have not yet released the introduction of book 2, as well. Book 2 is not half way finished, but in my head it is 3/4 of the way finished, so I feel confident in releasing the intro to book 1. Also forthcoming will be a Christmas promotion associated with the release of book 1 in hard cover, reviving of the birth pangs RPG, and an audio book, and maybe even an e-book! So, lots to look at coming up! As soon as I can I will make all this known. Think October 15this.
