Discovering A Modern-Day Paradise
Shadows From The Sun – A Literary Fantasy Epic

In our everyday lives, everyone has known sorrow or despair. But the ultimate heartache lies in an ideal world. With an ideal lover. . Ryan Farraday and his mining crew discover a group of Indigenous people living faultless lives in the mountains of British Columbia. Ryan is suspicious of a culture that trusts so […]
Shadows From The Sun – How The Book Began

I’ve been fascinated by the Garden of Eden story from an early age. It always seemed supremely unfair, not only to Adam and Eve, but to the whole line of their human descendants who had to suffer for their ‘original sin.’
A Video Introduction To Ryan Farraday
Paradise – Be Careful What You Wish For

Is Paradise What We Expect?
The Question Of Race In Shadows From The Sun

Do I dare tackle the topic of racism in a story about Paradise? That was the question I wrestled with as I considered the conflicts which would develop in Shadows From The Sun. Anything I wrote would be flirting with disaster. Too many people are easily offended—from the hypersensitive moralist to the outright racist. But […]
Native Hopi References In Shadows From The Sun

Lunara’s Birds
Venus And Mars Read Different Books

And We’re Not Talking Science Fiction Years ago, I read that 80% of fiction readers were women. That was before Google made the actual percentage much easier to check. As it turns out, the figure is closer to 50%. But only 30% of male readers choose a good story to get lost in. Both […]
Shadows From The Sun – More Than A Story – More Than Meets The Eye

. . . Between The Lines In The Literary Adventure About To Be Released This November . I’ve always thought that a dynamic plot is the most essential requirement for any book, a story that holds our attention from cover to cover. All I’ve ever asked those people who’ve read Shadows From The Sun […]