The
Seven Wonders of the Ancient World each hold a secret…
Secrets not of this earth…
Secrets that will
herald the end of times…
While history was still young, a
war for Heaven waged.
The defeated were sentenced to
a life on earth. They were beaten, not broken.
Now using their knowledge
of the Ancient Wonders, they have chosen to make their move.
The battle
for Heaven and earth is about to begin anew. A battle humanity may not endure.
The Fallen have been content to
live quiet lives on earth since their banishment from Heaven. Rules have been
placed for human safety and their celestial counterparts police them day and
night.
New information will spark an
uprising. The Colossus of Rhodes, one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient
World, holds a secret that will tip the scales of power to whatever side
resurrects it first.
Alan Price is a man with an army of
issues. Fear, anxiety, depression and anger are only a few of the things that
haunt him daily. It is only when his darkness becomes total, that his true
purpose on earth is revealed. Alan is something more than human. As abilities
manifest themselves, answers come in the most unexpected form.
Michael knows something big is
coming. Whispers in the wind are hinting at the Fallen making a move. The
Archangel must gather his force and recruit those who have been deemed worthy.
One name in particular holds special meaning. Alan Price is a Nephilim, a human
that has been chosen to serve Heaven and granted talents of superhuman
proportion. In this man more than any other, Michael senses a power even he
does not understand.
Now Alan is sent on a journey that
will take him from the Island of Rhodes to the vast desert of the Sahara, all
in a desperate race to stop the Fallen and their plan to rule both Heaven and
earth. The enemy is shrewd and brutal, with no regard for human or supernatural
life. In order to have any real chance at stopping the enemy, Alan must first
silence the demons within.
Meet the Cast: Alan, Danielle
and Michael from Alan Price and the Colossus of Rhodes as they answer questions
submitted by you, the reader.
Alan Price
Danielle Turner
Michael
Danielle: Hey everyone. I am super excited to be here and
get started by answering questions submitted by you, the fans but before we
begin let me introduce myself and my colleagues. My name is Danielle
Turner, to my left is Alan Price-
Alan: Hello, everyone.
Danielle: -and Micheal... Michael do you have a last name?
Michael: You know I've thought about that a lot myself and
I don't. I guess when I was created I was the first being to have the name so
there was no concern in a last name.
Alan: That's weird, I never thought about it that way.
Michael: *Shrugs*
Danielle: Okay well maybe we can think of a last name for
you or, Oh, you know what would be great?
Alan: Oh, here we go.
Danielle: What if we made it a contest for the fans? Best
suggestion would win.
Michael: Thanks for the offer but I'll pass. Lets just
stick to the cards.
Danielle: Oh right. Okay back to the cards with questions
the fans wrote in. The First one is for Alan. "Alan what was going through
your head when you realized for the first time that you were an angel and
why are your wings blue?"
Alan: Yeah, that was a rough one to swallow. I was
confused, heck I still am confused. At first I thought I was only a Nephilim,
you know someone sent to help the actual angels in their fight here on earth
against the Fallen. Then when the wings came and they're made out of this blue
energy, I was thrown even further from figuring this thing out. Michael,
what do you think?
Michael: Just because I'm an Archangels doesn't mean I have
all the answers. That's something you're going to have to find out for yourself
Alan.
Danielle: Okay next question is for Michael. "Michael,
are you still in love with Ardat even though she..." Maybe we should just
skip this one.
Michael: It's okay Danielle. I'm over a millennia old I
think I can handle whatever that card has to say.
Danielle: "...even though she betrayed your love and is
now a member of the Fallen race?"
Michael: My love for Ardat is not something as flimsy as
the wind. Fallen or not I still, and always will love her. That doesn't mean
that I agree with her actions. It just means my love for her is unconditional.
With that said my feelings in no way will interfere with my duty.
Alan: You've proved that when you put down her
insurrection. For what it's worth I'm proud of you.
Michael: Thank you Alan, but I remember you being the one
that rallied the Death Angels and brought them to our aid.
Alan: Oh yeah, I guess I did. That was crazy.
Danielle: Oh you guys this is just so great. We're bonding.
Okay, last question before I start getting emotional. Oh look! It's for me.
"Danielle, do your feelings for Alan-go further than friendship?"
*pause*
Michael: Danielle are you okay? You're really red right
now.
Danielle: I'm fine. I don't know why everyone keeps asking
me this.
Alan: You did pick me up in a bar.
Danielle: What!? No I didn't you just happened to be at a
bar when Micheal sent me to recruit you.
Alan: And then you asked me to move in with you.
Danielle: You're such a liar. Angels aren't supposed to lie.
Your apartment was compromised, we had to move you... I'm going to punch you in
the throat.
Alan: Why are you always so violent?
Danielle: You make me this way.
Michael: All right well I think that is enough for one day.
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Excerpt from Alan Price and the
Colossus of Rhodes:
Ardat’s gaze shifted to the floor.
Before she spoke, she took a step forward. “No,” Michael warned with an
outstretched hand. “That’s far enough. Explain yourself.”
Ardat’s eyes shimmered in tiny
pools of pain and sorrow as she physically recoiled from his words. “Has it
been so long, lover, that a hug cannot pass between us?”
Every fiber in Michael’s being
pushed him to embrace the only woman he ever loved, the only woman he feared he
would ever love again. Duty and responsibility held him back. “You left me. You
left me.” Michael repeated himself slowly more to remind himself than to the
woman in front of him. “You made the choice a long time ago that forbade us to
ever embrace again. When you sided with him, you sacrificed our love.”
Ardat took a long breath that
quivered in her chest. “You wouldn’t come. Why wouldn’t you come with me,
Michael? I begged you. I very literally fell on my knees and begged you to come
with me.”
Michael paused a brief second as
memories of the past invaded his thoughts. The conversation that separated the
two Angels forever was a close memory that would always be easy for him to
recall. It was a moment he would never forget. “Ardat, I couldn’t leave. You
shouldn’t have left. The vows we took to uphold truth and righteousness, did they
mean nothing to you?”
The sorrow in Ardat’s voice was
slowly turning to menace as she too remembered their fateful past. “We were
born into service without a choice. The Usurper saw this and gave me a choice—“
“A choice? Is that how you justify
killing hundreds of thousands of our kind? Is that how you sleep at night? You
rationalize your murderous actions with a false pretense of slavery, Ardat. We
were never slaves. We were special. You—you were special to me.”
“And we can still be,” Ardat said
risking Michael’s temper and taking another step forward. “Don’t you see? I’m
doing this for us. With Heaven’s army destroyed, I will be in power and you
with me. I have no love for my kind. Come with me. You and I will make our own
home on earth. With no Angels or demons to pull us either way, we can finally
be happy together.”
Michael was at a loss for
words. The same woman he gave his heart to centuries before stood in front him
yet she was not 
there at all. “You would risk
all of these lives for us?”
“Michael, I would risk so much more
to be with you again. Please, if you will not join me, stay out of this fight.
When it is over, I’ll say I took you as prisoner. You can still have your
reputation and me with it.”
Michael shook his head slowly. The
pain he felt every day at losing her doubled in the pit of his stomach.
Heartbreak tore through him clutching his heart until he thought is would burst
under the pressure. “I don’t know if I can ever stop loving you, Ardat.
Somewhere deep within you I still believe the woman I love exists. Maybe I’m a
fool for this.” Michael licked his dry lips. Ardat leaned forward in
anticipation of his next words. “I will not join you. I cannot kill you, God
help me, but I will not join you. We will be victorious today. I’ll order you
captured alive and maybe, maybe you can find forgiveness in the eyes of the
Creator.”
“The Creator?” All signs of sadness
and love from Ardat disappeared in an instant. “The Creator? Where is your
Creator now? As you stand on the brink of extinction, where is He to be found?
No, your Creator has abandoned you. When I stand over the field of battle as a
victor, I will do the same for you, my love. You will be taken alive and I have
faith that one day you will see things my way.”
Michael’s eyes refused to leave
Ardat. It was his sense of smell that once again reminded him of another’s
presence. The short goblin peeked around Ardat’s long black robe with a wicked
stare. “We attack in an hour, my love. Rethink my offer to either join us or
remain absent from the confrontation. Our numbers and superior weapons will
make this a short, bloody conflict.”
About the Author:
Jonathan Yanez spent five years
after graduating from college in sales and management before he realized life
is too short to be doing anything but what you love. He lives in Southern
California with his wife where he writes everyday, grateful for the
opportunity.
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Thanks for having me today Apryl and for putting this whole thing on. I can only imagine how much work it is to coordinate with so many different authors.
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