The Kingdom

A Note from the Author

A little bit about what went into influencing the story.

- A lot of prayer.

- My desire to carry over key Biblical tenants of faith into an allegorical fictional setting that deals with End Times events from the setting of a culture that has never reached the modernity of our own. I think this is important to do, because I feel that our technology of today separates us often from the cold hard reality of what good vs. evil is truly all about. It is a very sharp divide and it has an end.

- I grew up watching a lot of classic movies (1930's-1960's) and while many may feel that the recent renditions of Lord of the Rings was beneficial in the formation of the world of Ayenathurim, that would be wrong. I have always wanted to create in a fictitious setting the portrayal of a figure reminiscent of Roderigo Diaz de Bivar, as depicted in the 1961 Blockbuster film, El Cid. If you've watched the movie then perhaps you see the parallels between my character Benaiah and the El Cid. I've always found the story of the Cid inspirational and something to personally emulate in my own life.

- I'm a history nut and I love using my writing to introduce Biblical or antiquity era facts over into the present. For instance, some may think my Lion Men are farfetched, but they are not. Check out this Bible verse from the King James Version of 2 Samuel 23:20 - "And Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, the son of a valiant man, of Kabzeel, who had done many acts, he slew two lionlike men of Moab: he went down also and slew a lion in the midst of a pit in time of snow:"

I hope you'll take the time to leave me a review on any of the many social platforms that there are to pick from today and please tell others about my writing. I would greatly appreciate it.

Sincerely, Guy Stanton III