Judeo-christian قصص

Cover art and book by me. The story behind the cover art (versus the actual story) calls for explanation since, in the book, Astrian's hair is gold but on the cover, blue. . . . Originally, many years ago when I started this book, his hair was blue. I'm not sure when I changed it but, obviously, it was after I'd already finished penciling the colors on the cover art. Eve, however, is accurate, and there should be no further aesthetic inconsistencies, I hope. Origin: The trilogy began when I was 18 years old--I am now 34 but have not worked on it consistently since then. I write--this trilogy, especially--on whims, mostly: I'll write 50k in a month, more if I'm lucky, or I'll edit it, and then won't return to it for 4 months, 5, 6, maybe even a year. Book One is finished now and has been for 3 years. Strangely, I had it posted here last year but it magically disappeared. Reposting it now because I wanted it simply to be read. That is why I wrote it. About the book: Naughty and virtuous gods, angels, devils, and saints. There is sex. There is violence. There is also redemption, philosophy, spirituality, cynicism, magic; Heaven and earth, homosexuality and heterosexuality; war and politics; lust, both requited and unrequited. There is biblical allegory, tidbits of Greek mythology, Egyptian, Norse, and many more. Every god I thought of makes an appearance; so, too, every angel. The names are thoroughly researched along with everything else (I hope), and what this tome desires to do is bring all such entities into one place, at one time--Vedic entities, Christian-Judeo entities, Pagan ones, and more--as though they were meant to exist in such a fashion and tell a story of a love triangle--quadrangle, perhaps--and the repercussions it imposes upon heaven and earth. The border between the two places becomes, perhaps, a metaphor for illegal immigration, and war stems between the Fallen and those on high, who would either keep said border in tact or abolish it completely.

This is a compilation volume of various essays & prose exploring such topics as Psychology, Mysticism, Theology, Philosophy, The Sciences, Apologetics, as well as various musings upon the human condition & experience. https://www.lulu.com/shop/valerie-stephens/collected-essays-of-valerie-lynn-stephens/paperback/product-6mv86e.html?page=1&pageSize=4

Mitchell Reynolds is ready to announce his candidacy when a sense of vertigo overtakes him. He finds himself facing two archangels, Michael and Lucifer. Lucifer offers him something very tempting and Michael warns of the dangers.