Fiction

The Sundering Series is a Bahá’í-inspired, first contact, science fiction adventure set nine hundred years in the future. A peaceful but struggling humanity reaches out from Earth, looking for planets, looking for people, looking for their place in the galaxy.

They find more than they bargained for.

Book 1: The Sundering Far in the outer sectors, the supply chain from Earth is stretched to the breaking point. Ships can only jump between stars using an ancient alien transit system called the a-rings. But now, someone or something is jumping into human space, destroying the a-rings—trapping people on rundown space stations.

Cargo captain Beezan Mirage, one of the few people that can jump, has sacrificed eight years as a solo pilot delivering critical supplies to keep space stations operational. For Beezan, it’s better to be alone than suffer the loss of another crew.

Runaway Jarvie Atikameq makes a desperate move to get away from teen training school, onto a ship, and back to his last surviving shipmate. He may be the only person with a clue to what’s really happening with the mysterious a-ring accidents.

Can they work together to save the sectors?

From silly to serious, here is a compilation of sixteen fictional stories about walking your own path, finding friends, and fighting everyday battles. Read together, or read alone for ages 9 and up.

• How can Mica compete at the science fair when parents are helping the other kids?
• Niccolo doesn’t want to play in the symphony this summer, but can he bring himself to blow the audition?
• How will Jenna and Abby ever become astronauts if they're stuck on the farm, and lost in the maize?

In the second and final volume of the thrilling historical novel Wise Men of the West, the search for the Promised One takes dramatic turns as our spiritual explorers pursue surprisingly parallel prophecies from Christian, Jewish, and Muslim sources, all pointing to the same time, and all pointing eastward.

Upon his return to America, Zach finds William Miller and the Adventists reeling from the impact of what was already being called "The Great Disappointment." How can he convey to his religious countrymen the magnitude of his discoveries?

A novel about the search for the Promised One in the Latter Days.

A gift and conversation-starter for Christian and Baha'i friends: This historic fiction has been written as a gentle way to encourage anyone interested in the question of the Return of Christ to re-visit the beginning of the Adventist movement in the 1840s for a wider look at what various groups expected—not simply other Christian groups, but other religions as well. It follows the explorations—both geographical and theological—of two Western seekers as they gradually realize that the question of the Return is actually much larger than anyone had imagined. Their search carries them beyond the Holy Land and ultimately to Persia. Baha’is will find this book to be a good gift for Christian friends and relatives, especially when combined with discussions of the issues raised in each chapter.

A historical novel of sweeping proportions, written by Tom Lysaght, casting a light on the drama and turmoil of the Persian court in Iran near the end of the 19^th Century.

“... an expertly written look into the parallel histories of the founders of the Baha’i Faith, the Bab and Baha’u’llah. It evokes the spiritual passion and political complexity of mid-nineteenth century Persia in beautiful prose.... I can’t recommend it more highly.” — Rainn Wilson, actor

A Bahá’í-inspired mystery novel—the first of its kind! Detective Mihdí Montgomery is an outgoing, happily married father of two children who relies on spiritual principles for guidance in both his work and personal life. But when a rabbi is murdered in a Jewish synagogue in an apparent hate crime, Detective Montgomery’s reliance on the Bahá’í principle of consultation will be put to the test. Will he be able to remain fair-minded and just and solve the crime when there are so many potential suspects?

Although it is a story of love, sacrifice, detachment and service for the younger generation, it is a beautiful and inspirational book for all those who plan to go on pilgrimage.

Coming from a broken family and a boring life, Annie, a young teen, decides to leave her home but hasn’t figured out how. Until one day, at a fair, when she sees a hot air balloon.

A coming-of-age story that finds thirteen-year-old Hasan dealing with a tragic event and exploring his own identity and place in the world.