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Into the Wind: Eagle and Cedar Trilogy - Book One
Donor of Raugerras, newly anointed Kingsman Qassir, elite soldier of Rhentarri, embarks on his first mission. But when faith and kingdom, the two things he had built his life upon, begin to crumble, what remains? Can a divinity that intentionally shatters his ideals still be trusted?
“It was his first time outside Gzira Re in full uniform, and he liked the feel of it, conscious that the armor was new and still oiled from his initiation ceremony… He was a representative of a grand tradition, one that he felt surpassed his individual worth, but one that had chosen him nonetheless.”
“The black plain crunched and smoked under the horse’s strides. He let his own breaths and the pounding of hooves lull him into a trance. He didn’t want to think. Too much had happened. He surrendered to the rhythmic numbness of the trance, leaving the dead behind in what was once Cathriska.”
“Greatest are the men made humble, patient, and docile by the Wind – brought low, almost to nothing.”
The first book of the “Eagle and Cedar Trilogy”.
More adventure to follow.
(Contains some descriptions of violence and thematic elements. Not recommended for readers under 15 years old, though it may be appropriate for younger readers at parental discretion.)
“It was his first time outside Gzira Re in full uniform, and he liked the feel of it, conscious that the armor was new and still oiled from his initiation ceremony… He was a representative of a grand tradition, one that he felt surpassed his individual worth, but one that had chosen him nonetheless.”
“The black plain crunched and smoked under the horse’s strides. He let his own breaths and the pounding of hooves lull him into a trance. He didn’t want to think. Too much had happened. He surrendered to the rhythmic numbness of the trance, leaving the dead behind in what was once Cathriska.”
“Greatest are the men made humble, patient, and docile by the Wind – brought low, almost to nothing.”
The first book of the “Eagle and Cedar Trilogy”.
More adventure to follow.
(Contains some descriptions of violence and thematic elements. Not recommended for readers under 15 years old, though it may be appropriate for younger readers at parental discretion.)
528 pages, Hardcover
Published July 29, 2026
About the author
John Sester, LC
2 books20 followersDeacon John Sester is a Legionary of Christ religious, creative writer, and art enthusiast.
He grew up in a quiet town in central Minnesota until “joining up” as a religious with the Legionaries of Christ. He enjoys fiction and storytelling, movies, and anything that involves creativity and imagination. He also dabbles in singing, playing instruments, songwriting, sketching, digital painting, poetry, and short stories, and has been working on this novel trilogy for almost ten years.
After two years of novitiate (spiritual formation), he studied Classical Humanities at the Legionaries of Christ College in Connecticut and then Philosophy and Theology at the Pontifical Athenaeum Regina Apostolorum in Rome. He also spent two years in Mexico City as a student mentor and youth ministry auxiliary. He currently serves as formator and teacher at Sacred Heart Apostolic School in Rolling Prairie, Indiana.
He was ordained a deacon in September 2026, and (God willing) will be ordained a priest of the Catholic Church in April 2027.
Follow my future writing and art projects here:
Instagram: @john_sester_lc
Facebook Profile: John Sester LC
LinkedIn: johnsesterlc
He grew up in a quiet town in central Minnesota until “joining up” as a religious with the Legionaries of Christ. He enjoys fiction and storytelling, movies, and anything that involves creativity and imagination. He also dabbles in singing, playing instruments, songwriting, sketching, digital painting, poetry, and short stories, and has been working on this novel trilogy for almost ten years.
After two years of novitiate (spiritual formation), he studied Classical Humanities at the Legionaries of Christ College in Connecticut and then Philosophy and Theology at the Pontifical Athenaeum Regina Apostolorum in Rome. He also spent two years in Mexico City as a student mentor and youth ministry auxiliary. He currently serves as formator and teacher at Sacred Heart Apostolic School in Rolling Prairie, Indiana.
He was ordained a deacon in September 2026, and (God willing) will be ordained a priest of the Catholic Church in April 2027.
Follow my future writing and art projects here:
Instagram: @john_sester_lc
Facebook Profile: John Sester LC
LinkedIn: johnsesterlc
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