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D.I. Telbat

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Christian Fiction, Suspense, Christian Suspense

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I've been writing novels and short stories since I was a young teen. God has greatly impacted me, and I now desire to honor the Lord with my life and writing.

My stories can be read in several online and print publications, as well as three anthologies. My bestselling COIL Series include novels Dark Liaison, Book One; Dark Hearted, Book Two; Dark Rule, Book Three; and Dark Vessel, Book Four, and are available at most e-retailers, as are Jaguar Dusk, a Christian Special Forces novel, Sea Scribe, a Covert Christian Mission Suspense, and End Times Novel, God's Colonel. See my website for other novels and stories added often, including Dark Cover, COIL Book Five, to be out late 2014.

I offer free weekly Christian short stories, or serialized nov ...more

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A Peek into Next Novel, Dawn of Oppression

Dear Reading Friend, in my coming novel, Dawn of Oppression, the situation is dire for Christians, like it is in many areas of our world today. Even in America now, people boldly slight Christians and mock Christianity. Since so many countries nowadays persecute Christians who have Bibles, sometimes Christians need to find inventive ways to preserve the truth of God’s Word. Bibles are smuggled and

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	Dark Liaison (COIL, #1) 4.55 avg rating — 450 ratings — published 2011 — 10 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Dark Hearted (COIL, #2) 4.66 avg rating — 349 ratings — published 2012 — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Dawn of Affliction (Last Dawn Trilogy #1) 4.71 avg rating — 336 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Steadfast 1: America's Last Days (The Steadfast Series 1) 4.41 avg rating — 341 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Steadfast 2: America's Last Days (The Steadfast Series 2) 4.55 avg rating — 291 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Steadfast 3: America's Last Days (The Steadfast Series 3) 4.65 avg rating — 276 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Dark Rule (COIL, #3) 4.66 avg rating — 267 ratings — published 2013 — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Steadfast 4: America's Last Days (The Steadfast Series 4) 4.69 avg rating — 236 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Dawn of Subjection (Last Dawn Trilogy #3) 4.87 avg rating — 227 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Fury in the Storm: Where Christians Dare (The Leeward Set #1) 4.70 avg rating — 220 ratings — published 2013 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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“There is no redemption without sacrifice.”
― D.I. Telbat

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“He was. And He is now. Evil doesn't come from God, but from sinful men and the fallen world. God could stop all the evil, that's true. He wants us to choose Him because we realize our need of Him. If anything, the trials of this life should drive us to Him, not away from Him. And that's where faith comes in. And then we shake our heads at ourselves.”
― D.I. Telbat, Steadfast 6: America's Last Days

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“The truth you believe is the life you will lead,”
― D.I. Telbat, Steadfast 5: America's Last Days

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