Can These Bones Live?

by Larry Paris

Can These Bones Live? Those eerie words haunt Velius’s thoughts. The Great City Pistin is dead. The inhabitants have died of despair, the walls and gates are gone, and written over the remaining archway is the word Ichabod. Everywhere among the ruins are slabs on which lie the bodies and bones of the people. Will Velius and Farrah be able to resist the despair sent from the enemy to which Pistin and its citizens have succumbed?
Histami has stood fast against Nawshaw’s evil plan. He is one of two residents who are still alive, but all his efforts to protect the citizenry have failed. He watched as they climbed onto Nawshaw’s slabs, first one by one and then by the hundreds, and died. Though his resolve remains staunch his hope for the city is dead.
Sophia is locked in the darkened tower. She can do nothing but look down on the ruins of her broken life. Her dead husband and the ruins of her home are visible from the parapet where the Great Stone once stood. Yet hope is still alive.
Can These Bones Live?

313 pages, Kindle Edition

Published February 13, 2025

About the author

I'm Larry Paris. Born in Dallas and raised in Cedar Hill, Texas, I've been writing since my early college days. I write science fiction and fantasy.

Being a Christian, there is no sex or language in my books. They can be intense at times so they are not necessarily for the young, but my purpose is to glorify God in all my works. They may be allgorical or be morality tales. They teach, but they're also good stories.

I like heroic heros. Heros come in many different forms. Some are just your average joe who's faced with a situation that calls them to heroic action. Some have excelled in some field. Some are young. Some are old. Men, women, and sometimes children can be heros. Sometimes they have flaws they must overcome to be a hero. Sometimes they've already overcome obstacles and their past is the platform that enables them to do great, heroic things. If you like heros then you'll like the stories I tell.

So sit back. Make yourself comfortable. Join the adventure. New worlds await you. There are arduous tasks to accomplish. Discoveries to make. Work to be done. Enemies to face. Battles to be won. Wars to be fought. People to help. Fun to be had.

I sincerely hope you enjoy my stories.