I have to say that I am always very happy to know that The Whispers of the Fallen has been impacting so many people in so many different ways. From drawings and sketches to jewelry, I am always humbled that the story I started writing in my bedroom is growing at such a rapid pace. But I can never forget that in order for some people to love it, there must be people that will loathe it. This post is to better explain to all of you the influences behind The Whispers of the Fallen and why I am not the anti-christ!

A couple of weeks ago, I received an e-mail from a reader that claimed the novel was too dark and dwelled too much on dark events of the surrounding the characters. Shortly after, I received a private message on facebook from a reader asking me if the devil himself had given me the manuscript (I had no reaction when I finished reading his email). Then another email came, and this time the person claimed that I was the anti-christ himself!

I do believe that The Whispers of the Fallen might not be a story for all, but I believe everyone can relate to the journey of all these characters. Despite Lucifer being the villain in the story, the darkness inside each character is no different than the darkness inside all of us. Humanity has both light and darkness lingering in their inner being. Of course, it is up to us to choose which one will grow stronger inside ourselves.

To answer the question many have been asking: Yes, I studied Demonology to write this book along with the Book of Enoch. One just does not simply have an idea about Lucifer and does no research about it. Every author will tell you that whenever you are writing something, you must always do your research. I knew that by keeping the name of the antagonist Lucifer, I would cause many people to shy away from the novel - and I was always awayre that I would have many religious folk criticize the series. Now if you pay close attention, I did name some characters after those mentioned in these books.

Now to claim that the story is too dark without having read the very end of it to me is nonsensical. In my humble opinion, if a person claims that one should not meddle with dark themes when writing stories, they are either hypocrites or they are simply too disconnected from the world around them.

To Isaac, Lucifer is the enemy, and to so many, cancer might be the foe that is consuming them; death might be the enemy haunting them. My desire is when readers finish the series, they will know that hope remains strong no matter how costly the sacrifice.

J.D.The Whispers of the Fallen