What if...
What if the angels have no more proof of God than we do?
What if on earth as it is in heaven means heaven is screwed up too?
What if?
It begins...
The term "Angel of Death" doesn't mean what you think it means.
Excerpt
“We are off to a bad start, aren’t we Jove?” Samael said from directly behind him.
The sharp surge of fear Jove felt then rendered him utterly still. Even his breath had halted. After a moment, he heard the man give him a throaty chuckle. Slowly he turned around.
“How did you?” Jove began and stopped. Samael was leaning against the bookshelf and casually tapping a cigarette from the pack. “You can’t smoke in here, the building is smoke free,” Jove stated lamely. Samael’s smile never faltered as he lit up.
“Not anymore,” he said, taking a deep and satisfying drag. “Nice to see you have your priorities in order.”
Jove stared at the blue curls of smoke unable to get his bearings on reality. His universe suddenly too far askew for coherent thought.
“So far I’ve told you that your death is imminent, and proved myself able to move through solid matter. So of course your main concerns are secondhand smoke and the possibility of breaking your lease,” Samael said with a smirk.
“You have to leave. Just get out. Who… Whatever you are I can’t deal with it right now. Just go!” Jove replied. He pointed a shaking finger back at the door for emphasis.
Splaying his hands out wide before him Samael said in a low voice “Be not afraid,” his eyes bored into Jove. “That’s supposed to be my opening line isn’t it? Sorry for not following the script.”
“Script? What?” Jove said, still pointing stupidly at the door.
If you took every major epic fantasy that has ever been written and twisted them all into one fantastic tale of magic, sword play, and just plain old fantasy fun, you might get the first half of this 235,000 word monster of a read. The last half is a
The first instalment of The Tales of Bowen unfolds a mesmerizing anthology of narratives intricately woven together by a grand overarching storyline, set against the enchanting backdrop of the mystical realms of Dagonfell.
