The Helot

Accidental Heroes Book 3: Terminus

May 12, 2016 By Author John Leave a Comment

Terminus Through a Looking Glass

The Absorbing Tale Continues

This series began with a shipwreck and Tor, an unassuming miffit and the only survivor, being dragged from the sea by the dwarves, Oni and Oren. The Buso Bandar offer him the Chalice of Death, he fights a dragon with a wooden sword, and is tempted by the Yellow Woman in The Helot (Book 1).

In Dark Danger (Book 2) Tor, our accidental hero, travels to Nedra Deep where he and the wolfmen of the Aos battle hacklops and the Lord of Gloom to break a enchantment of bitterness he has cast upon the realm. But Darkness is not done with him. He and Delicia are drawn into Terromia Deep, the abode of the Lord of Darkness himself, where danger and death await them.

Following these harrowing adventures Tor and Delicia marry. In Terminus (Book 3), Delecia, heavy with child is swept away by a mythical birdworm, a helminth, never to be seen again. However, the fate of the realm rests with her child. Erebus, Lord of Demons, is determined that Tor’s insignificant offspring will not become the realm’s hero. He is determined to destroy the realm once and for all…and he succeeds.

The Accidental Heroes series, and Terminus in particular, is as much about the faithfulness of God and of Baruch, a metaphorical Christ figure, as about the unsophisticated heroes he uses to accomplish his purposes. He uses everyday people like you and like me to accomplish his ends great and small—if we let him.

I originally wrote these stories to instill important life principles in the lives of my kids.

Accidental Heroes is a powerful series that will suck you in and keep you reading. The books may even take you places you do not want to go! So purchase, read, enjoy, and do remember to write a review!

Watch for Book 4, Primal Blade, coming out later this year.

Mystery Script Etched in Stone

February 18, 2016 By Author John Leave a Comment

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A Strange Hieroglyphic Script

What an extraordinary find! I was hiking in the Shadow Mountains outside of Pahrump, NV when my eyes were drawn to a slate tablet lying among a scattering of rocks. It caught my attention because it appeared to have some kind of hieroglyphic writing engraved in it, dissimilar to any Native American writing I had seen.

I took the tablet home and contemplated the script for several days. I could not identify the writing with any known language, ancient or contemporary. Then one day as I pondered the writing yet again, a light came on. I recognized the language, and should have perceived its origin at the start. I immediately began the process of translation. The words became clear; “Long ago these mountains were formed by My hand.”

The strange script was the language of God! In truth the writing appears all over the broad vistas the world, shouting, crying out, “The heavens declare the glory of God; and the firmament shows His handiwork. Day unto day utters speech, and night unto night reveals knowledge. There is no speech nor language where their voice is not heard. Their line has gone out through all the earth, and their words to the end of the world.” (Psalm 19:1-4 NKJV)

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Heroes Become Heroes By Accident

December 10, 2015 By Author John Leave a Comment

Heroes Through a Looking Glass

Did you ever get thrown into a situation you had no desire to be in? I have more than once. In the Army, “You’re in charge of this group. Make sure they stay in line!” Another time I was sent to mediate a difficult church situation.

Tor is a miffit, distant relative of a hobbit, a simple fellow with nothing to offer when it comes to hero status. However, when he finds himself pulled from the sea by dwarves looting the flotsam after a shipwreck, he is thrust into a role he has no desire to play, the role of an accidental hero.

The Helot, the first book in the Accidental Heroes series is Tor’s story. So how did the story come about? Well, At the time of the first writing of the story I was a preacher, but I did not like the idea of preaching at my kids. I remembered how uncomfortable I was when my dad, who was not a preacher, would sermonize on the dos and don’ts of life. Grrr! Like with most kids, I listened without listening.

The Value of Story

How do you teach your kids principles of life without being preachy? I decided to write stories illustrating the principles, values, truths I wanted to get across to them, and they ate it up. They laughed. They cried. They looked perplexed. They asked questions!

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