The Unrighteous

by EK Jonathan

A novel set centuries into the paradisaic future, The Unrighteous offers a fictional glance at the stories of a single family as they band together to help a handful of newly resurrected unrighteous ones adjust to their surroundings. ==== An excerpt from the ==== Sophie draped her long, toned arms against the smooth olive skin of her legs. She felt the muscles pull and twist beneath the skin of her back and shoulders and sighed contentedly. The air was sweet with dew frost and pulsed with lilting birdsong. There were distant creaks and groans as the mountain itself were waking to a new day. Creamy, lemon light flitted through the tall conifer branches and lit patches of the dirt and gravel road that wound along the mountain pass. There would be no other human souls on these roads today, a thought that brought Sophie no little satisfaction as she began her jog. It was her and the trees and the occasional creature peeping from the ferns and no one else. Sophie fell into a comfortable pace and felt the dormant, sleepy blood begin to crank its way through her veins, flowing into her neck, into her extremities. She felt its warmth spread over her body like the touch of some giant, invisible hand. She tried to clear her mind, to distract it from the questions that had nagged her for months, ever since she had received the Resurrection Notice... It wasn’t proper to ask all the questions she had in mind, at least at first, anyway, and knowing that she’d likely need to wait days–if not weeks–for all the answers was unbearable. One hundred and ninety-two years. That’s how long it had been. What could she even say to begin to mend the gap? Sophie shook her head free of the thought as she rounded the first bend. She breathed deep, catching the scent of pine and moss and the previous night’s rain all at once. She focused on the crunch of the gravel as it shifted beneath her dark green sneakers. It was a path she knew better than anyone, perhaps even better than the bears and deer and wolves and whatever other animals roamed these woods. She’d been jogging it for decades, ever since construction first began on the Welcome Center at the peak. The trees had grown some in that time but the road had remained unchanged. She could run the entire five and three-fifths miles with her eyes closed, she was sure of it. Sometimes she’d run it in her dreams. But not lately. Lately the visions of her sleep had been occupied solely by the events about to unfold. Sophie glanced at the LED screen on her wrist. 6:46. Only two and a half hours left. The wait was excruciating. ==== Reviews & comments from readers ==== "Talk about a tear jerker, a nail bitter, and a jump in the air and say 'YAY!'- er. I thoroughly enjoyed this book, as well as EK Jonathan's other two books. I definitely recommend them to any one who wants to jump start their imagination into thinking about what is to come in the near future." -Msmcwhorter, USA "I loved this view of the resurrection!" - Teacher Wolf, USA "Although we don't know how the resurrection will take place, I loved your viewpoint on the unrighteous. The story line had me captivated from beginning to end." -Joyce Cansler, USA "I really enjoyed this book. It's a real page turner that keeps you guessing. Obviously we don't know for sure how things will happen for real, but it certainly gets the imagination going." -C Underwood, UK

414 pages, Kindle Edition

Published August 1, 2016

About the author

EK Jonathan was born in Hawaii, USA, and has lived in various states across the country and abroad as a need greater. In 2013 he finished his first full length novel, "All Things New". Since then, he has released, on average, one new novel per year. His last project was "Time and Unforeseen" a suquel to his 2018 young adult novel "The Bloom of Youth".

EK Jonathan currently lives in the United States with family, where he teaches English and works as a graphic designer. He is also the writer, director, and artist for an upcoming paradise-themed video game called Project Paradise.

Reviews

[Cory Grant · Rating 5 out of 5]

Fabulously thrilling and incredibly faith strengthening

My 12 year old son and I read this each night for a couple of weeks, we even looked forward to going to bed and had a hard time putting it down so he got enough rest!. I can't recommend this book enough, especially for younger ones. It helped build our excitement for the new world, our confidence in it's near arrival and our love for Jehovah. It even drew us closer together, and as a mother of an adolescent boy....that's really saying something! Our brother is a brilliant writer and captures the imagination of the audience with ease, bro Jonathan keeps you captivated with clever twists and unexpected turns that get your heart racing and eyes watering, just brilliant!! We can't wait to read another. Thank you thank you. I really think this book will change my son's perspective of the truth and study and also broaden his love for Jehovah in ways I may not have been able to. We are so very grateful.

[Mildred Anderson · Rating 5 out of 5]

An enjoyable read.

[M$fortune · Rating 5 out of 5]

Another winner!!

[jennysmith7393gmail.com · Rating 5 out of 5]

I really enjoy the writing style of this author. I enjoyed the book, the flow of the book was good. It really kept my interest.

[Julia Baughman · Rating 5 out of 5]

wonderful things

So many wonderful things to imagine. Just some real fun stuff. No matter what… it will be wonderful! We will know soon

[Diane Bennett-Bailey · Rating 5 out of 5]

THE UNRIGHTEOUS SUPER GREAT BOOK

Wow this just as awesome as All Things New. Thanks for visual into Paradise, Jehovah is definitely preparing us now for educational program of the future

[P. · Rating 5 out of 5]

Excellent Read!