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Daemon Sky: Under Shattered Skies
The multi-threaded plot of Under Shattered Skies is on the move even as the sky itself is on the move. In the second book of the series, Dæmon Sky, our many characters draw inexorably closer to their fate. And we are given our first close look at the evil behind the plot to cull the population through atmospheric cataclysm, as well as a glimpse through the eyes of Martin Ross and his henchman, Vince Riker.
Will Albert Hayne be able to heal the wounds of his past, with the help of the elemental spirits he has subconsciously invoked through his fiddle playing?
Will Sheriff Pierce be able to rescue the town of Heater from its own rising madness, and will he be able to rescue it from the shadow of Martin Ross and the flux of the disturbed skies?
Will Zach McCready be able to lead the people of Loveland Manor successfully through their encounter with Homeland Security and the US military?
Will Keven Howell be able to rescue his injured friend without falling into the hands of Homeland Security?
Will Lucinda Morales be able to keep her family and her community safe from the threat of anti-immigrant violence?
Will Connie Blain and her children be safe from her deranged husband?
Will Rhonda and Allison Howell be able to rescue their mother before she becomes a victim of Reverend Chassey's mass suicide?
And will Colonel Nations be able to save his base from the designs of Martin Ross, along with the town and the entire world?
Dæmon Sky takes the suspense, the intrigue and the terror up another notch, transcending the plot through the interweaving of characters, storyline and imagination, to deliver the reader into a whole new realm of speculative fiction.
Murderer's Sky: Book One of Under Shattered Skies can be found here
Look for Mourning Sky: Book Three of Under Shattered Skies around Halloween 2012.
Will Albert Hayne be able to heal the wounds of his past, with the help of the elemental spirits he has subconsciously invoked through his fiddle playing?
Will Sheriff Pierce be able to rescue the town of Heater from its own rising madness, and will he be able to rescue it from the shadow of Martin Ross and the flux of the disturbed skies?
Will Zach McCready be able to lead the people of Loveland Manor successfully through their encounter with Homeland Security and the US military?
Will Keven Howell be able to rescue his injured friend without falling into the hands of Homeland Security?
Will Lucinda Morales be able to keep her family and her community safe from the threat of anti-immigrant violence?
Will Connie Blain and her children be safe from her deranged husband?
Will Rhonda and Allison Howell be able to rescue their mother before she becomes a victim of Reverend Chassey's mass suicide?
And will Colonel Nations be able to save his base from the designs of Martin Ross, along with the town and the entire world?
Dæmon Sky takes the suspense, the intrigue and the terror up another notch, transcending the plot through the interweaving of characters, storyline and imagination, to deliver the reader into a whole new realm of speculative fiction.
Murderer's Sky: Book One of Under Shattered Skies can be found here
Look for Mourning Sky: Book Three of Under Shattered Skies around Halloween 2012.
260 pages, Paperback
First published September 24, 2012
4 people want to read
About the author
P.D. Allen
19 books33 followersPD Allen has seen the publishing industry from many angles, as an editor, proofreader, typesetter and a sales clerk in a book store. But first and foremost, he is a novelist. With the publishing industry in turmoil due to the rising popularity of ebooks, he has chosen to throw his hat in the ring as an indie author.
PD has led a dynamic and adventurous life. He bicycled the Rocky Mountains, traveled the country as a wandering minstrel, and took degrees in geology, earth science and mathematics. Some consider him an authority on energy issues. His work has been referred to in the US Congress, and in the Australian and French Parliaments.
Yet his greatest talent has always been storytelling. He writes fiction in longhand, with a pen and paper, and then types the handwritten manuscripts into document files for proofing and editing.
Twelve years ago, he had the good fortune to find his soul mate, Elizabeth Anne Pfeiffer (ne Lovan). Elizabeth is an angel who has stood by his side through the best and worst, and has always believed in him, even when he did not believe in himself. He must have done something good, to have such a wonderful person as his partner.
PD Allen is currently at work on Quantum Meditations, which now number over 1,700 and counting. The first volume of Quantum Meditations is forthcoming from Balboa Press, a division of Hay House.
PD has led a dynamic and adventurous life. He bicycled the Rocky Mountains, traveled the country as a wandering minstrel, and took degrees in geology, earth science and mathematics. Some consider him an authority on energy issues. His work has been referred to in the US Congress, and in the Australian and French Parliaments.
Yet his greatest talent has always been storytelling. He writes fiction in longhand, with a pen and paper, and then types the handwritten manuscripts into document files for proofing and editing.
Twelve years ago, he had the good fortune to find his soul mate, Elizabeth Anne Pfeiffer (ne Lovan). Elizabeth is an angel who has stood by his side through the best and worst, and has always believed in him, even when he did not believe in himself. He must have done something good, to have such a wonderful person as his partner.
PD Allen is currently at work on Quantum Meditations, which now number over 1,700 and counting. The first volume of Quantum Meditations is forthcoming from Balboa Press, a division of Hay House.
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February 15, 2013
Daemon Sky is akin to a modern parable. The problems of our civilisation are condensed into the small town of Heater in Arizona where good folk have to battle for survival against not only the greed of evil men, but a shattering sky that could end all life. In Heater there is racial tension, religious fanaticism, crime and prejudice, but Daemon Sky isn’t a political statement, a religious treatise or shake-up about crime, greed and uncaring. It’s far more interesting than that! Not only does the reader fall in love with some characters (especially Father Hayne), but the reader is transported into a space of archetypes, demonic forces, the terrible science that destroys and, above all, the beauty and power of pure music.
And yet, given the great concepts, I have to tell you there is something very ‘normal’ about Daemon Sky. Perhaps it’s the well-rounded characters and what makes them tick (so to speak), or perhaps it’s the fact that one can identify with one or more of them…and perhaps it’s PD Allen’s remarkable ability to keep a story flowing ever onward…
Loved Murderers Sky (vol 1), loved Daemon Sky as much, and can’t wait to read the final instalment of the trilogy, Mourning Sky!
5 stars all the way!
And yet, given the great concepts, I have to tell you there is something very ‘normal’ about Daemon Sky. Perhaps it’s the well-rounded characters and what makes them tick (so to speak), or perhaps it’s the fact that one can identify with one or more of them…and perhaps it’s PD Allen’s remarkable ability to keep a story flowing ever onward…
Loved Murderers Sky (vol 1), loved Daemon Sky as much, and can’t wait to read the final instalment of the trilogy, Mourning Sky!
5 stars all the way!
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