Following is the summary for what is intended to be a Catholic-oriented fictional trilogy about the Book of Revelation. It mostly follows Revelation, except for Satan’s winner-takes-all challenge that God agrees to. Naturally, God, being omniscient, already knows the outcome but allows events to proceed anyway.
About the Series: The Lord of the Earth
The End Times have come, and the Unholy Trinity — the Antichrist, the False Prophet, and Satan — is gathering for war. But the Bible has already foretold their doom: Jesus Christ will return in power and glory to conquer evil forever. In a desperate bid to avoid an eternity of torment in the Lake of Fire, Satan has issued one last challenge to God the Father that could upend the prophecies, destroy the Messiah and his Church, and give Satan everlasting dominion. But why would the Father agree to such a dare? What is so important that he would risk it all? Find out in this series who ultimately becomes … Lord of the Earth .
About Book One: Saving Connor
Fourteen-year-old Connor, an orphan in Rome, has special gifts. He comforts the grieving, heals the sick, and casts out demons from the possessed. As the Catholic Church struggles to understand his supernatural abilities, a police investigation into the deaths of several cardinals in the city uncovers a centuries-old conspiracy to topple the Church from within. Soon the Pope’s Council of Cardinal Advisers concludes they are being stalked by the Antichrist, and Connor becomes his main target. The Council must move swiftly to save Connor, who may be their long-awaited Christ returned as a boy, something that seems to defy Scripture. Thus begins a desperate struggle between good and evil that will decide the fate of humanity.
The story takes place in Rome, the Vatican, and the Holy Land. It features many of the best elements of Catholicism (e.g., Mass, Holy Communion, Eucharistic Adoration, etc.).
However, Revelation is a violent book, and any telling of it can’t avoid some violence. In addition to the deaths of four cardinals by the Antichrist in book one of my trilogy, books two and three will include some of the suffering that goes on in the End Times. I’m actively trying to minimize the amount of page space dedicated to violence/suffering as I write, but I’m wondering whether serious Catholics would even read fiction containing such violence. Naturally, the Bible is filled with violence, and there are a number of depictions in films of the crucifixion of Christ, including some that are incredibly graphic, but those are all believed to be based on actual events.
Thoughts?
