The Radiant: Secrets of the Caldera

--In an age so remote it has become little more than myth, a beleaguered mankind is driven into hiding by the forces of chaos and evil, finding unlikely refuge in the dark places of the earth. New breeds of humanity are evolved to deal with the powerful spirits of darkness in this hinter realm, until by his need to survive Man himself is recast into new forms, some more than human--and others scarcely less in power and malice than their subterrestrial adversaries. The struggle between the forces of Light and Darkness finally precipitates an apocalypse that thrusts them from their hidden sanctuary and prison into the light of a new day. They emerge onto the stage of a changed world, and find that Life has not been idle, but has evolved as well; presenting new forms of majesty and terror.--From the highest nobility to the lowest dregs of the street, a determined core of survivors must set aside their differences and unite in the face of overwhelming odds against them if they are to survive. Two remarkable women vie with one another to shape a future which even their powerful arts cannot foretell. One is a warrior Queen born to battle and the rule of nations, with the luxury of untold ages to shape the future. The other is an aging courtesan whose time is running out--yet whose roots into a mystical past reach more deeply than either could guess.--The differences between God and Demon, Man and Beast, Good and Evil become blurred as they do battle with natural terrors and dark forces of unspeakable, arcane malice. Love withers in the face of necessity and survival, only to be reborn again on the decks of  burning ships or the heat of battle. Choices of the heart will affect the course of history and the destinies of generations to come, who will only slowly realize the stage onto which they walk is a vast panorama that dwarfs their wildest imaginings. --Unbeknownst to their greatest sage an unspeakable evil has fled the destruction of their old world with them; and they must flee or turn to face it--to die one by one or join together and defeat it. Upon the deck of an uncanny, enchanted vessel they chart a course that plumbs the depths and width of a terrifying new world. There is nowhere left to flee, and no help to be found on Earth or in Heaven, other than the strength they find when they band together as one to become...--The Radiant.

About the Author

S.D. Bennett lives and writes in Nashville Tennessee with his wife Suryakala. He brings a wealth of experience to his craft, incorporating lessons of life into his writing to breathe real life into the men, women and children in his stories. And he tries -he really does- to see that they refuse to commit acts of sheer, illogical idiocy just to advance the story line. However unlikely the circumstance, relationship or world they find themselves in, they try to keep their feet on the ground.And some of the heroes of his work have a touch of grey, and wouldn't be found within a hundred miles of a giant horn of cornucopia laying out in the middle of nowhere. :-)

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