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Red Rain #9.5
John Dowe
Eighteen-year-old Stanyard Dass is willing to die for his girlfriend.
He just wasn’t planning on it happening so soon.
Arrested for his involvement in the rebellion, Stanyard suffers through endless interrogation while the government uses him to threaten Philadelphia Smyrna, the leader of the revolution. Determined not to be used as blackmail, Stanyard looks for escape—and his opportunity comes in a most unlikely pair of allies.
Only one problem: His “rescuers” are insane. Literally. They talk in riddles, make way too much noise, and seem intent on getting them caught again. When their chaotic escape attempt strands them in the middle of the ocean, Stanyard begins to wonder if he’d be safer in jail.
John Dowe is a companion story in the RED RAIN series, a fast-paced Christian sci-fi adventure that’s perfect for fans of THE HUNGER GAMES and LEFT BEHIND.
He just wasn’t planning on it happening so soon.
Arrested for his involvement in the rebellion, Stanyard suffers through endless interrogation while the government uses him to threaten Philadelphia Smyrna, the leader of the revolution. Determined not to be used as blackmail, Stanyard looks for escape—and his opportunity comes in a most unlikely pair of allies.
Only one problem: His “rescuers” are insane. Literally. They talk in riddles, make way too much noise, and seem intent on getting them caught again. When their chaotic escape attempt strands them in the middle of the ocean, Stanyard begins to wonder if he’d be safer in jail.
John Dowe is a companion story in the RED RAIN series, a fast-paced Christian sci-fi adventure that’s perfect for fans of THE HUNGER GAMES and LEFT BEHIND.
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Published May 13, 2025
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Rachel Newhouse
51 books53 followersRachel Newhouse is an author, wife, secretary, and Sunday school teacher from Kansas City, Missouri. Her obsessions are sci-fi, dystopian, and kid lit. When she’s not writing, she’s cooking Asian food, growing chilis that are too spicy to eat, and watching wildly age-inappropriate shows like My Little Pony and Gravity Falls with her husband, Joe. She also really likes glitter. You’ve been warned.
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March 19, 2025These fools better not make me regret this.
ADDENDUM after finishing revisions: No regrets.
ADDENDUM after finishing revisions: No regrets.
August 4, 2026
Ok this book was great!! I was laughing so hard at some points of this book and it was very enjoyable as always
March 4, 2026
*chuckles* Okay, this was just pure hilarity, although I certainly felt for poor Stanyard! XD I love the relationship he and Lev have developed as well. John and Dowe are a hoot as always, although I'm sure I would react just as well as Stanyard to having to trust them with my life in a real-world scenario. (: But that ending! I mean--I'm not in suspense, but I have information these poor characters aren't at all privy to, and I can only imagine what my poor boys are feeling in this moment! It's going to be okay, really! But I need us to get into the next book so they can be assured of that! XP
This is probably completely incoherent to anyone who hasn't read the book, but--if you have, I'm sure you will understand. ;) That is all.
This is probably completely incoherent to anyone who hasn't read the book, but--if you have, I'm sure you will understand. ;) That is all.
January 31, 2026
As soon as I saw the title of this book I knew I was in for a wild ride, but nothing could have prepared me for the pure maddness I just wittnesed.
I wouldn't have it any other way.
I laughed and face-palmed more times than I could count and could not wait to see what these lovely weirdos would come up with next. I think the worst part is I have to wait to see what happens next after experienceing the luxary of owning all of the books and half books alike.
Can't wait to keep reading this awesome serise!
I wouldn't have it any other way.
I laughed and face-palmed more times than I could count and could not wait to see what these lovely weirdos would come up with next. I think the worst part is I have to wait to see what happens next after experienceing the luxary of owning all of the books and half books alike.
Can't wait to keep reading this awesome serise!
July 25, 2026
A fitting capstone for Arc 3.
We begin with Stanyard, and (because of what he knows) his semi-estranged girlfriend Philadelphia Smyrna and the rebellion against the totalitarian United of which she has become the figurehead, in peril. And the story proceeds through a series of what seems like misadventures "out of the frying pan into the fire," reminiscent of Crook Q, before reaching a surprisingly satisfying emotional payoff.
And that emotional payoff, in my opinion, is worth everything that would otherwise be a drawback of this story. Like Crook Q, it's again a story full of action from the perspective of a not-very-competent teenager who knows essentially nothing about what is going on and is dragged through events more than directing them. (Stanyard isn't quite as maladroit as Philli was when she was here, but that's really not saying much.) And there are long passages that primarily amount to teenage angst. But it's all more than worth it in the end for the scene that sums up some of the themes that have been providing increasing thematic depth for the series for years now.
If you are enough of a fan of the series to know who Stanyard is, you'll want to read "John Dowe". I wish I had read it sooner.
I received my electronic copy of this work "for free" as a financial supporter of the author on Patreon.
We begin with Stanyard, and (because of what he knows) his semi-estranged girlfriend Philadelphia Smyrna and the rebellion against the totalitarian United of which she has become the figurehead, in peril. And the story proceeds through a series of what seems like misadventures "out of the frying pan into the fire," reminiscent of Crook Q, before reaching a surprisingly satisfying emotional payoff.
And that emotional payoff, in my opinion, is worth everything that would otherwise be a drawback of this story. Like Crook Q, it's again a story full of action from the perspective of a not-very-competent teenager who knows essentially nothing about what is going on and is dragged through events more than directing them. (Stanyard isn't quite as maladroit as Philli was when she was here, but that's really not saying much.) And there are long passages that primarily amount to teenage angst. But it's all more than worth it in the end for the scene that sums up some of the themes that have been providing increasing thematic depth for the series for years now.
If you are enough of a fan of the series to know who Stanyard is, you'll want to read "John Dowe". I wish I had read it sooner.
I received my electronic copy of this work "for free" as a financial supporter of the author on Patreon.
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