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The Light of Dark: Leah, Tobias, Bethany, Jesse
World events are rapidly sweeping men, women and children around the globe into the most devastating time of human history, the time of Jacob’s trouble. The Amish of Running Creek, PA, are vainly struggling to remain separated from the influences of a world gone crazy, but the world is crashing in on them.
One of them, Leah Weaver, allows her pain and bitterness over the death of her infant son, Zachary, to tear her away from her faith in God and place herself under the direct influence of the prince of the power of the air through her occult involvements. This alliance tears her family apart and leads to her purported suicide. In The Light of Dark series, her three children (Tobias, Bethany and Jesse) and her estranged husband, Isaac, struggle to stand firm in their faith in the face of intensifying assaults against them, from the members of the cult with which Leah was entangled and a much larger network of agents and pawns of mysterious higher-ups.
Packed with adventure, this series also provides a few eye-opening revelations about the ways of the world.
One of them, Leah Weaver, allows her pain and bitterness over the death of her infant son, Zachary, to tear her away from her faith in God and place herself under the direct influence of the prince of the power of the air through her occult involvements. This alliance tears her family apart and leads to her purported suicide. In The Light of Dark series, her three children (Tobias, Bethany and Jesse) and her estranged husband, Isaac, struggle to stand firm in their faith in the face of intensifying assaults against them, from the members of the cult with which Leah was entangled and a much larger network of agents and pawns of mysterious higher-ups.
Packed with adventure, this series also provides a few eye-opening revelations about the ways of the world.
367 pages, Kindle Edition
First published April 8, 2016
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D. Gail Miller
12 books25 followersI am the author of more than two dozen books. Many are targeted for young adults and were written years ago, before the advent of self-publishing. After I became a Christian in the mid-1980s, I felt compelled to write, especially for the young. I also worked as an assistant editor for a Christian publication.
Authors, like many artists, can have a very hard time making an adequate income from their writing. So I took some time off from writing to earn an income through "real" work, mainly working for government agencies and in small retail businesses.
After my mother moved in with us, everything changed. I could no longer be employed for hours at a time outside of the home. My new role as caregiver necessitated that I be at home more. I fortunately quickly discovered the opportunities presented to freelancers (editors, writers, artists) through outsourcing web agencies such as Upwork, Freelancer and Fiverr. Work galore, as long as you didn't expect to be paid too much per hour.
Most of my assignments involved editing, but I was thrilled to receive a few writing jobs. One of my assignments was writing Amish romance fiction. I did not know too much about the Amish, but I soon learned. Much of what I learned was incorporated in my first published book on Amazon, The Amish Research Guide, basically a guide for other fiction writers interested in writing about the Amish. I watched the progress of my novels on Amazon (all published under someone else's name, of course) and decided that I might as well write and publish my own books. That way I would not have to follow the prescribed Amish romance formula so rigidly.
So that's what I am up to now. The writing is great. The marketing is by far the biggest challenge. Once your book is published, how on earth do you get anyone to take a look at it?
My first fictional series, The Light of Dark: Leah, Tobias, Bethany and Jesse, a combination Amish romance and dystopian nightmare, is now available on Amazon.
Authors, like many artists, can have a very hard time making an adequate income from their writing. So I took some time off from writing to earn an income through "real" work, mainly working for government agencies and in small retail businesses.
After my mother moved in with us, everything changed. I could no longer be employed for hours at a time outside of the home. My new role as caregiver necessitated that I be at home more. I fortunately quickly discovered the opportunities presented to freelancers (editors, writers, artists) through outsourcing web agencies such as Upwork, Freelancer and Fiverr. Work galore, as long as you didn't expect to be paid too much per hour.
Most of my assignments involved editing, but I was thrilled to receive a few writing jobs. One of my assignments was writing Amish romance fiction. I did not know too much about the Amish, but I soon learned. Much of what I learned was incorporated in my first published book on Amazon, The Amish Research Guide, basically a guide for other fiction writers interested in writing about the Amish. I watched the progress of my novels on Amazon (all published under someone else's name, of course) and decided that I might as well write and publish my own books. That way I would not have to follow the prescribed Amish romance formula so rigidly.
So that's what I am up to now. The writing is great. The marketing is by far the biggest challenge. Once your book is published, how on earth do you get anyone to take a look at it?
My first fictional series, The Light of Dark: Leah, Tobias, Bethany and Jesse, a combination Amish romance and dystopian nightmare, is now available on Amazon.
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July 20, 2016
The Light of Dark: Leah, Tobias, Bethany, Jesse Box Set by D. Gail Miller
“What’s that you say? A piece of Christian fiction about members of an Amish community fighting against a world-wide conspiracy in the End Times? Count me in!” was exactly what I didn’t say when The Light of Dark boxset entered my ‘to review’ pile. But you know what? Despite a few issues, it won me over.
The Light of Dark box set consists of four books. The first one details the teenage years of Leah Albrecht and the strange discovery she makes whilst cleaning out a house for her Englisher neighbour, Ralph Martin. To start with, though, that’s the least of her worries. Leah is in love with a boy called Phillip but he is due to be married to their friend Abby in an arranged marriage. The personal story is interwoven with her investigation which suddenly takes a more sinister turn. Who exactly is Ralph Martin, and what is he involved in?
A few chapters in the story suddenly skips to twelve years later, which was a shame as I was enjoying the day-to-day life and ambitions of the characters, and Leah is now a broken woman having succumbed to witchcraft in order to try and save one of her sick children. She is excommunicated, shunned and eventually kills herself in front of her son Tobias. Before anyone complains about spoilers, all this is highlighted in the introduction.
The remaining three books follow her surviving children and have a similar pattern; there’s some romantic-based personal character drama amongst the young protagonists, which usually involves someone wanting to marry someone else out of reach. It’s then followed by the on-going plot about the cult of witches, missing Amish teenagers and a growing conspiracy about a group called the Lightbearers; a kind of Illuminati / Hydra variant. As the story progresses the conspiracy angle gets larger and wider until pretty much everyone in power seems to be implicated. In some ways, I would have preferred it if the danger was kept smaller and local, as it would have kept things grounded a bit whilst still providing plenty of drama. Still, that’s not what the book is about so that’s my problem.
With deeply religious main characters there’s always the danger that they can come across overly pious or ‘holier than thou’ to a secular audience. But, because of the great way they are written the Amish characters come across as genuine, and so well-meaning and good-natured that I found it impossible not to root for them. And because I wanted them to succeed, I cared for them and cared what happened to them. As things progress we are introduced to some side characters, including a cult member, a previously brain-washed pop singer and an FBI agent. All of whom have their own stories and roles to play within the greater narrative.
To me, the standout book was Bethany’s story, which has just the right mix of romance drama and peril with some exciting sections which had me on the edge of my seat (literally in this case, as I was on a plane at the time). Plus, the romance angle was flipped around a bit making it a bit different from the others.
By the time we get to Jesse’s story, world events start to kick off and the scope of the story widens into a much larger area. There are some good sequences here, but at this point things start to go a bit over the top and I felt it lost its way a bit.
One of the main problems I found is that every single person the protagonists meet seems to know exactly what’s going on, and imparts the information in one huge info-dump which is repeated at least twice per book. Although it could be argued that the characters need to know, from a reader’s point of view getting through the same thing eight-plus times can get a bit irritating. The conspiracy itself also starts to go a bit overboard, with more and more outlandish details and claims, where fewer might have worked better.
Still, by the time this became an issue I was so invested in the main characters that I was willing to go with it, which is a testament to the quality of the writing. It was also somewhat refreshing that in this day and age where many stories are about revenge and violence, that the characters were still trying to find the good in their enemies and were willing to forgive them.
There is one caveat emptor, however. As this is a Christian-based work of fiction there is a lot of religious musings and quotes of scripture from various characters (and, of course, a very pro-Christian view of the world). To me, this wasn’t an issue, but if you’re a fundamentalist atheist, for example, and get offended by such things, it might bother you and therefore you might want to look elsewhere (the blurb for the book clearly states it’s a Christian novel though so you only have yourself to blame in that case!).
In conclusion, I’d give The Light of Dark 3 ½ stars normally, but it gets an extra half for getting past my preconceptions and winning me over with its charming cast.
4 stars
I received a free copy of The Light of Dark in return for an honest review.
“What’s that you say? A piece of Christian fiction about members of an Amish community fighting against a world-wide conspiracy in the End Times? Count me in!” was exactly what I didn’t say when The Light of Dark boxset entered my ‘to review’ pile. But you know what? Despite a few issues, it won me over.
The Light of Dark box set consists of four books. The first one details the teenage years of Leah Albrecht and the strange discovery she makes whilst cleaning out a house for her Englisher neighbour, Ralph Martin. To start with, though, that’s the least of her worries. Leah is in love with a boy called Phillip but he is due to be married to their friend Abby in an arranged marriage. The personal story is interwoven with her investigation which suddenly takes a more sinister turn. Who exactly is Ralph Martin, and what is he involved in?
A few chapters in the story suddenly skips to twelve years later, which was a shame as I was enjoying the day-to-day life and ambitions of the characters, and Leah is now a broken woman having succumbed to witchcraft in order to try and save one of her sick children. She is excommunicated, shunned and eventually kills herself in front of her son Tobias. Before anyone complains about spoilers, all this is highlighted in the introduction.
The remaining three books follow her surviving children and have a similar pattern; there’s some romantic-based personal character drama amongst the young protagonists, which usually involves someone wanting to marry someone else out of reach. It’s then followed by the on-going plot about the cult of witches, missing Amish teenagers and a growing conspiracy about a group called the Lightbearers; a kind of Illuminati / Hydra variant. As the story progresses the conspiracy angle gets larger and wider until pretty much everyone in power seems to be implicated. In some ways, I would have preferred it if the danger was kept smaller and local, as it would have kept things grounded a bit whilst still providing plenty of drama. Still, that’s not what the book is about so that’s my problem.
With deeply religious main characters there’s always the danger that they can come across overly pious or ‘holier than thou’ to a secular audience. But, because of the great way they are written the Amish characters come across as genuine, and so well-meaning and good-natured that I found it impossible not to root for them. And because I wanted them to succeed, I cared for them and cared what happened to them. As things progress we are introduced to some side characters, including a cult member, a previously brain-washed pop singer and an FBI agent. All of whom have their own stories and roles to play within the greater narrative.
To me, the standout book was Bethany’s story, which has just the right mix of romance drama and peril with some exciting sections which had me on the edge of my seat (literally in this case, as I was on a plane at the time). Plus, the romance angle was flipped around a bit making it a bit different from the others.
By the time we get to Jesse’s story, world events start to kick off and the scope of the story widens into a much larger area. There are some good sequences here, but at this point things start to go a bit over the top and I felt it lost its way a bit.
One of the main problems I found is that every single person the protagonists meet seems to know exactly what’s going on, and imparts the information in one huge info-dump which is repeated at least twice per book. Although it could be argued that the characters need to know, from a reader’s point of view getting through the same thing eight-plus times can get a bit irritating. The conspiracy itself also starts to go a bit overboard, with more and more outlandish details and claims, where fewer might have worked better.
Still, by the time this became an issue I was so invested in the main characters that I was willing to go with it, which is a testament to the quality of the writing. It was also somewhat refreshing that in this day and age where many stories are about revenge and violence, that the characters were still trying to find the good in their enemies and were willing to forgive them.
There is one caveat emptor, however. As this is a Christian-based work of fiction there is a lot of religious musings and quotes of scripture from various characters (and, of course, a very pro-Christian view of the world). To me, this wasn’t an issue, but if you’re a fundamentalist atheist, for example, and get offended by such things, it might bother you and therefore you might want to look elsewhere (the blurb for the book clearly states it’s a Christian novel though so you only have yourself to blame in that case!).
In conclusion, I’d give The Light of Dark 3 ½ stars normally, but it gets an extra half for getting past my preconceptions and winning me over with its charming cast.
4 stars
I received a free copy of The Light of Dark in return for an honest review.
June 26, 2016
This book is a set of four novellas following the same family from Running Creek in Pennsylvania. The descriptions of the Amish community and their way of life are very interesting and gives the sense of a supportive and close knit community: a refuge from the outside world.
The story begins with Leah Albrecht, a young woman who becomes disillusioned with her life after the death of her baby Zachary. Desperate for answers, she turns to local faith healer, Lila White, for help. This has devastating consequences, not only for herself but for her children too.
Young Amish teenagers have been disappearing after attending parties during Rumspringa: a time when young people are given more personal freedom before committing to the Amish Church. One of these young men is Leah's brother, Levi. His parents are resigned to believing he has joined the Englischers or outside community, but Leah is not convinced and sets out to discover the truth. However, she becomes more under the influence of Lila White, whose Uncle, Ralph Martin, belongs to a powerful occult organisation called the Black Opal Star Coven.
Leah's son, Tobias, attempts to discover the truth about his mother. He comes into contact with Ryan Baker, an F.B.I. Agent, who warns him about the Lightbearers, a group of powerful families who use methods such as; mind controlling drugs, detention centers and depopulation to create a new world order.
Bethany is Leah's daughter who becomes involved with the Lightbearers. Her story illustrates just how powerful and dangerous these people can be.
Jesse, Leah's youngest son, finds himself in great danger when trying to trace his friend, Dinah Yoda, who has disappeared from a school trip to the Gettysburg National Military Park. Jesse's story is mostly set away from Running Creek. He takes refuge in Salt Lake City and discovers how the Lightbearers have connections and influence everywhere.
Each of these four main characters have gripping stories to tell. Through their eyes we see the lengths the Lightbearers will go to achieve their objectives; using climate control, computer systems, setting up training centers and administering hypnotic drugs.
The writing is imaginative and descriptive and there is plenty of suspense and intrigue. The book moves along at a swift pace is difficult to put down.
I liked all of the main characters; Leah who is easy to sympathize with, Bethany who is kind and caring but perhaps a little too trusting, Tobias who seems more of a loner is independent, stubborn and a hard worker. But I especially liked Jesse who showed great courage for a boy of only fourteen.
The author draws on historical events such as the rise of the Nazi party and current day issues such as Islamic terrorist groups, immigration, and wars which illustrate the way the world is changing. These affect all of us and there is much here to think about. This book is aimed at young adults but will also appeal to anyone interested in what's happening around them in the world today.
Although Jesses's story, the finale, takes place in the End Times, the book finishes on an optimistic note with hope for the future.
A gripping, well written and very thought provoking book.
The story begins with Leah Albrecht, a young woman who becomes disillusioned with her life after the death of her baby Zachary. Desperate for answers, she turns to local faith healer, Lila White, for help. This has devastating consequences, not only for herself but for her children too.
Young Amish teenagers have been disappearing after attending parties during Rumspringa: a time when young people are given more personal freedom before committing to the Amish Church. One of these young men is Leah's brother, Levi. His parents are resigned to believing he has joined the Englischers or outside community, but Leah is not convinced and sets out to discover the truth. However, she becomes more under the influence of Lila White, whose Uncle, Ralph Martin, belongs to a powerful occult organisation called the Black Opal Star Coven.
Leah's son, Tobias, attempts to discover the truth about his mother. He comes into contact with Ryan Baker, an F.B.I. Agent, who warns him about the Lightbearers, a group of powerful families who use methods such as; mind controlling drugs, detention centers and depopulation to create a new world order.
Bethany is Leah's daughter who becomes involved with the Lightbearers. Her story illustrates just how powerful and dangerous these people can be.
Jesse, Leah's youngest son, finds himself in great danger when trying to trace his friend, Dinah Yoda, who has disappeared from a school trip to the Gettysburg National Military Park. Jesse's story is mostly set away from Running Creek. He takes refuge in Salt Lake City and discovers how the Lightbearers have connections and influence everywhere.
Each of these four main characters have gripping stories to tell. Through their eyes we see the lengths the Lightbearers will go to achieve their objectives; using climate control, computer systems, setting up training centers and administering hypnotic drugs.
The writing is imaginative and descriptive and there is plenty of suspense and intrigue. The book moves along at a swift pace is difficult to put down.
I liked all of the main characters; Leah who is easy to sympathize with, Bethany who is kind and caring but perhaps a little too trusting, Tobias who seems more of a loner is independent, stubborn and a hard worker. But I especially liked Jesse who showed great courage for a boy of only fourteen.
The author draws on historical events such as the rise of the Nazi party and current day issues such as Islamic terrorist groups, immigration, and wars which illustrate the way the world is changing. These affect all of us and there is much here to think about. This book is aimed at young adults but will also appeal to anyone interested in what's happening around them in the world today.
Although Jesses's story, the finale, takes place in the End Times, the book finishes on an optimistic note with hope for the future.
A gripping, well written and very thought provoking book.
July 10, 2016
The Light of Dark definitely stands out from the crowd. Indeed, it is a curiosity, in a field of its own.
Describing its genre will tell you that right away. It's an Amish romance sci-fi dystopia conspiracy thriller. Just read that back again and let that sink in. Religion plays a large part in the storytelling too - which some will take as a recommendation, others a dissuasion, but good to know before you go in either way.
The story is told in four different sections - titled for the characters from whose perspective it is told from: Leah, Tobias, Bethany, Jesse. Leah is a young Amish woman and mother who seemingly (spoiler alert) ends up killing herself. The others are her children, left behind with that truth, behind which lurks a revelation of something far more mysterious, far more dangerous.
Quickly, a pattern is established in the format of the stories. Each of the four characters is in love or on the way to falling in love. Thoughts turn quickly to marriage, even with the likes of young Jesse, all 14 years of age that he is and drawn toward the beautiful Dinah. The romance, and the early intrigue of how our first central character, Leah, goes from a warm, if impishly mischievous, party of the Amish community to a victim of suicide, is well told.
Slowly, at first, things take a more sinister turn. Amish teenagers are going missing, it seems, and outside the community, the talk is of war threatening to engulf the globe. From the inside of a Bible flutters a piece of paper containing the ten commandments from the Georgia Guidestones, sometimes referred to as the Illuminati commandments. At this point, quite a tantalising tale is in prospect. Alas, the second part of the book throws too much in there. All kinds of conspiracy theories get chucked at the reader - climate change being a hoax designed to create a weapon to attack the people, government working hand in hand with the New World Order and only being kept in check by a few dedicated Christian law enforcers, Muslims being used to flood Europe and bring in Sharia laws to undermine Christianity... heck, even Princess Diana being part of a conspiracy to create the Anti-Christ from within the bloodline of the British monarchy. Yes, some of those may well offend. Much of these are detailed in lengthy speeches to the young Amish of the tale, by a rock star being used by the conspiracy, by an FBI agent trying to track down devil worshippers, a man running a shelter in a busy city. Often, the characters listen with disbelief to these speeches. Frankly, reader, so did I. And yet such outlandish tales go uncountered, indeed some of the elements begin to take place (which, I shall not say, so as not to spoil). Mind control saps at the ranks of the Amish community, except for those who can steadfastly resist thanks to their belief in God.
These latter portions, to me, are where the book goes off the rails a bit. It throws too much in, and the sheer weight of conspiracy theory just seems unbelievable, and isn't delivered in a way that could encourage you to suspend your disbelief. After such a promising start, and with such an easygoing, enjoyable writing style, that's a shame. A simple tale filled with love and mystery descends into overblown dystopia, with the characters rarely at the centre of matters, but merely grist to the apocalyptic mill. It feels like we are on the sidelines of the action, following observers without impact. The writer certainly has an engaging style, and for that this book gets three stars.
July 4, 2016
I received a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.
The Lightbearers, a group of anti-semitic, Zionist-Pagan-Statanist, Communist, Panthiest, world leaders, are kidnapping Amish youth to work in the music industry so they can use the World Health Organization to spread a deadly disease through vaccinations. They are aided by Islamic fundamentalists who are spreading Sharia Law in Europe. Step one in this plan is to kill everyone named Jake.
Unfortunately, Alien Invasions, The New World Order, Trilateral Commission, transhumanism, FEMA detention camps, the UN using the hoax of Climate Change to form a World Government, aren't mentioned until nearly halfway through the book.
Later in the book it is told that the Lightbearers control Skynet, Princess Dianna is a direct descendant of Lucifer, and the Government is using biometric chips to read peoples thoughts.
I believe they also conspired with Bigfoot at Bohemian Grove to fake the Moon Landings.
With all that going on you can't expect things like facts and accuracy to make an appearance. However, you can expect it not to be formulaic. Unfortunately, all the chapters followed the same formula.
Boy meets girl, girl is not repulsed, boy and girl stumble on a plot by the Lightbearers, someone (usually the FBI agent, Jack Ryan, but sometimes Hitler's nephew, or the lady who broke into the boy's house) tells them the Lightbearers plot, boy asks girl to marry him, boy and girl are kidnapped by the Lightbearers, someone saves them, they agree to get married, the next book starts and the first chapter is dedicated to telling the horrible end they met and on it's to the next couple repeating the formula.
There really isn't a story in here. The conspiracy rantings are interesting, but you could use word recognition software and play a clip of Alex Jones and get the same thing. The various couples were indistinguishable from each other. Most of the conspiracy theories were simply told for no real reason by a random person and taken as fact.
Even with all this, it was a fairly easy read. There were only a few places I got tripped up and had to reread it to get the author's intent. Because it was easy to read I'm giving it 3 stars.
The Lightbearers, a group of anti-semitic, Zionist-Pagan-Statanist, Communist, Panthiest, world leaders, are kidnapping Amish youth to work in the music industry so they can use the World Health Organization to spread a deadly disease through vaccinations. They are aided by Islamic fundamentalists who are spreading Sharia Law in Europe. Step one in this plan is to kill everyone named Jake.
Unfortunately, Alien Invasions, The New World Order, Trilateral Commission, transhumanism, FEMA detention camps, the UN using the hoax of Climate Change to form a World Government, aren't mentioned until nearly halfway through the book.
Later in the book it is told that the Lightbearers control Skynet, Princess Dianna is a direct descendant of Lucifer, and the Government is using biometric chips to read peoples thoughts.
I believe they also conspired with Bigfoot at Bohemian Grove to fake the Moon Landings.
With all that going on you can't expect things like facts and accuracy to make an appearance. However, you can expect it not to be formulaic. Unfortunately, all the chapters followed the same formula.
Boy meets girl, girl is not repulsed, boy and girl stumble on a plot by the Lightbearers, someone (usually the FBI agent, Jack Ryan, but sometimes Hitler's nephew, or the lady who broke into the boy's house) tells them the Lightbearers plot, boy asks girl to marry him, boy and girl are kidnapped by the Lightbearers, someone saves them, they agree to get married, the next book starts and the first chapter is dedicated to telling the horrible end they met and on it's to the next couple repeating the formula.
There really isn't a story in here. The conspiracy rantings are interesting, but you could use word recognition software and play a clip of Alex Jones and get the same thing. The various couples were indistinguishable from each other. Most of the conspiracy theories were simply told for no real reason by a random person and taken as fact.
Even with all this, it was a fairly easy read. There were only a few places I got tripped up and had to reread it to get the author's intent. Because it was easy to read I'm giving it 3 stars.
May 8, 2017
“Is it tomorrow, or just the end of time?” Jimi Hendrix. This dystopian is set in the End Times. The four horsemen of the Apocalypse are galloping about the face of the earth, raising hell. “And I looked, and behold a pale horse: and his name that sat on him was Death, and Hell followed with him. And power was given unto them over the fourth part of the earth, to kill with sword, and with hunger, and with death, and with the beasts of the earth,” Revelation 6:8. There is nowhere to hide. Even the secluded Amish community of Running Creek isn’t safe.
This is four novellas about one Amish family, Leah and her three kids. Leah, a member of this Amish community, has a sick baby. She prays to God, but only hears a “stony silence.” In desperation she turns to Lila, a faith healer. But who or what does Lila have faith in. The baby dies and Leah turns her back on God and gets involved with the occult. From this, her life goes to hell in a handbasket that she bought at the occult gift shop.
Satan is using 13 wealthy families, Light Bearers, to carry out his wicked plans for the End Times. The Light Bearers sold their souls to him in exchange for worldly power. “Worship me and all this will be yours.” They take over institutions intended for good and corrupt them for evil; for example, the World Health Organization is spreading pestilence. This is their MO for the End Times: use people to do the dirty work.
Before, I hadn’t read any fiction in this genre, End Times, and found it fresh and interesting. I would like to read further novellas by the author, taking the story to a conclusion. It would make an excellent TV series, but it’s not politically correct, so it’ll never make it on the networks. Oh yeah, in the story the Light Bearers are way deep in the entertainment business.
This is four novellas about one Amish family, Leah and her three kids. Leah, a member of this Amish community, has a sick baby. She prays to God, but only hears a “stony silence.” In desperation she turns to Lila, a faith healer. But who or what does Lila have faith in. The baby dies and Leah turns her back on God and gets involved with the occult. From this, her life goes to hell in a handbasket that she bought at the occult gift shop.
Satan is using 13 wealthy families, Light Bearers, to carry out his wicked plans for the End Times. The Light Bearers sold their souls to him in exchange for worldly power. “Worship me and all this will be yours.” They take over institutions intended for good and corrupt them for evil; for example, the World Health Organization is spreading pestilence. This is their MO for the End Times: use people to do the dirty work.
Before, I hadn’t read any fiction in this genre, End Times, and found it fresh and interesting. I would like to read further novellas by the author, taking the story to a conclusion. It would make an excellent TV series, but it’s not politically correct, so it’ll never make it on the networks. Oh yeah, in the story the Light Bearers are way deep in the entertainment business.
June 15, 2016
A mother loses her son and loses all hopes; a seemingly unfixable problem surfaces in Amish community; a cult uncovers that would destroy many lives. a conspiracy more than shocks when it comes to light!
I am glad i picked this collection of novellas. In the times where every other book seems like a copy of one you have read earlier, this one is refreshingly new. Initially I thought this book was faith based, but as I got into it, it became apparent that this book is for universal readers who like good writing that are original and make you look at things differently-all in a very good way.
I particularly loved the way author kept going in with the story: it was so free flowing in the mind that i wasn't able to put it down easily to address other stuff going around me.
Overall, I thoroughly enjoyed this dystopian book and I am very positive the readers who are keen on dystopian genre would love this book.
I am glad i picked this collection of novellas. In the times where every other book seems like a copy of one you have read earlier, this one is refreshingly new. Initially I thought this book was faith based, but as I got into it, it became apparent that this book is for universal readers who like good writing that are original and make you look at things differently-all in a very good way.
I particularly loved the way author kept going in with the story: it was so free flowing in the mind that i wasn't able to put it down easily to address other stuff going around me.
Overall, I thoroughly enjoyed this dystopian book and I am very positive the readers who are keen on dystopian genre would love this book.
February 26, 2017
The Light of Dark is a unique twist on the traditional Amish novel. D. Gail Miller introduces her readers to the norms of the quiet, secluded Amish community, while adding the extreme trials and turmoil of the English world that surrounds them.
The progression of the series flows from one character to the next, ultimately leading the family unit back together and renewing the strong bond they once had. Although there are many deep, dark and heavy issues within this story, D. Gail Miller allows all her characters to carry the burden of finding truth and justice. Along the way, each character finds that love prevails, even at the most difficult times.
This dystopian novel leaves no stone unturned when delving into the worldly issues we are facing today. D. Gail Miller shows her strong Christian background and beliefs as well as her passion for living for Christ which shines through all of her characters.
May 22, 2020
Great series
Nice combination of Amish fiction and end times fiction. A little scary to read during a global pandemic, but you have to remember it's fiction.
Nice combination of Amish fiction and end times fiction. A little scary to read during a global pandemic, but you have to remember it's fiction.
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