First Light: Red Rain

by Rachel Newhouse, Eric Burgher (Narrator)

The story of a beloved “villain”—and the betrayal that turned a scientist into a madman.

Nic has always been too smart for his own good. The son of the scientist responsible for putting humans on Mars, Nic plans to follow in his father’s footsteps. But when his father is cruelly punished for being “unassimilated,” Nic vows to create an apocalyptic weapon and free the world from United control. Seeking allies, Nic charms his way into the upper ranks, where he meets Min, a high-ranking official with revolutionary plans of her own. Min offers Nic unlimited funding and legal protection. But in exchange, she wants the one thing he can’t his heart.

First Light is a prequel 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.

Audible Audio

Published August 11, 2025

About the author

Rachel 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.