Adult Fiction

Books/Ebooks/Audio Books relative to age 12 and above depending on individual interest and maturity.

July 2025

Dostoevsky and the Cure of a Culture - by Br. Barnabas Wilson is an important review of the novel Demons. This three part novel speaks to Americas current events! It was originally called Possessed by author Fyodore Dostoevsky 1818-1821. FREE READ of “Possessed or the Devils” AT ARCHIVES.ORG (click HERE) translated in 1891 by Constance Clara Black Garnett or to purchase Fyodor Dostoevsky The Devils through AMAZON (click HERE).

“In the few decades after Dostoevsky wrote “Demons,” revolution spread across Russia in a wave of chaos which has yet to end. All cultures and all eras face a similar trial. We can look at the America of our time with Dostoevsky’s eyes—with a similar worry and yet with a similar hope. Demons: A Novel in Three Parts by Fyodor Dostoevsky”

hen a culture is sick, how can it be cured? If an entire people is possessed, how can they be freed? Is such a thing even possible at all?

Dostoevsky’s classic work Demons (formerly translated as The Possessed) follows some notable members of a provincial Russian town during the late 19th century—a period haunted by several specters that move and motivate the town’s elite. An elderly and outmoded teacher spurns Russian culture in favor of Renaissance ideals of beauty. A crazed and chillingly calm engineer contemplates suicide as a way of becoming God. A young and magnetic man gains many rabid followers, but does not himself know where to lead them. Most disturbingly, a socialist organizes a plot to murder an innocent man in the pursuit of group unity—one soul is a tiny price to pay for the sake of a new Russia. In the wake of these demoniacs, townspeople are swept in, neighborhoods burn, and chaos prevails. The citizens wonder: what is to be done?

Amid this dilemma, Dostoevsky focuses on the magnetic young man, Nikolai Stavrogin. Burdened with expectations of greatness as a youth, he later becomes a numb moral actor and bitter scoundrel, committing severe crimes and intentionally sabotaging his respectability. He is possessed, fascinated by the feeling of power he has in self-destruction. Nikolai’s struggle frames the heart of the work. As Dostoevsky recorded in a note to himself, “Stavrogin is everything” (xii).

During a visit to a monk, we catch a glimpse of Nikolai’s potential. The wise monk, Tikhon, reads Nikolai’s confession and manifesto. Much to Nikolai’s surprise, the monk is undisturbed. Tikhon sees that Nikolai understands more than many lesser men—he has plumbed the depths of his evil deeds and come to know them as they are. With a divine vantage point, Tikhon can say “The whole world is filled with all these horrors. But you have felt the whole depth of it, something which rarely happens to such an extent” (707). Tikhon sees Stavrogin as he is: a man with great potential who cannot choose the path of tepidity. Nikolai stands at the crossroads of great good or great evil—a life of radical penance, or a life of murder and anarchy.

Dostoevsky frames the healing of the culture within the moral struggle of the individual. After all, the culture is composed of the moral stories of its members. The struggle of Nikolai is the struggle of the culture.

In the final section of the book, we get a sense of Dostoevsky’s prayer for the Russia of his day. He foresaw the potential for destruction, or for greatness. In a kind of vision, a major character hears with opened ears the account of Christ, the Gerasene demoniac, and the herd of swine from the Gospel of Luke. He understands—Russia is like the possessed man. If Christ comes to Russia, “a great will and a great thought will descend to her from on high, as upon that insane demoniac, and out will come all these demons, all the uncleanness, all the abomination that is festering on the surface” (655). The demons of nihilism, unbelief, falsity, and murder will be cast out as a herd of swine. The swine in a chaotic swirl will drown themselves, and for a time destruction may reign. Dostoevsky’s great prayer then is that “the sick man will be healed, and ‘sit at the feet of Jesus’ . . . and everyone will look in amazement” (655).

History has given us perspective on Dostoevsky’s work. In the few decades after he wrote Demons, revolution spread across Russia in a wave of chaos which has yet to end. All cultures and all eras face a similar trial. We can look at the America of our time with Dostoevsky’s eyes—with a similar worry and yet with a similar hope. The solution to our culture’s demons? It is now as it was then: seek God.

June 2025

Throne of Saturn

by A. Drury (Author)

In the late 1970s, an American spy satellite discovers Soviet preparations for a manned mission to Mars, causing NASA to accelerate its existing plans for "Planetary Fleet One" (aka "Piffy One"), which is to be commanded by experienced astronaut Conrad "Connie" Trasker. NASA enrages many liberal opinion-makers and members of the media by naming a crew for the mission which does not include Dr. J. V. Halleck, the only black member of the astronaut corps, or Jazz Weickert, a longtime astronaut who is a darling of the news media but unpopular with the Astronaut Office. A protest at Kennedy Space Center organized by Clete O'Donnell, a labor leader who is secretly a Communist agent, results in an astronaut losing a leg to a bomb blast. Under intense political pressure, the U.S. President forces NASA to place Weickert and Halleck on the crew and invites the Soviets to participate in the mission.

Training begins with the new crew, somewhat hampered by Halleck's bitter resentment toward the other astronauts, who he assumes have racist attitudes toward him. The fourth member of the crew, Dr. Pete Balkis, harbors romantic feelings toward his close friend Trasker, who himself, though married, is strongly drawn to Halleck's wife, Monetta. In Geneva, a U.S./Soviet conference on space cooperation collapses. Weickert suggests to his crewmates that their spacecraft should be armed in case of Soviet attack. Halleck leaks the fact that NASA is considering arming the mission to Percy Mercy, an influential magazine editor, forcing NASA to hold a press conference at which Halleck makes clear that he disagrees with his crewmates on the arming proposal. Andy Anderson, the NASA Administrator, decides to remove Halleck from the crew, but the President forces NASA to reinstate him and denies the request to arm the spacecraft. Halleck's ferocious reaction to his temporary removal causes Monetta to leave him and begin a brief affair with Trasker. Meanwhile, the spy satellite reveals that the Soviets have accelerated their launch preparations, causing the U.S. to move its own launch up by two months.

During the rollout of Planetary Fleet One's three Saturn Vs at Kennedy Space Center, five people with press badges attempt to destroy the rockets with guns and bombs, but are restrained by reporters and security. Shortly before the launch, the Soviets send a manned spacecraft toward the Moon from their orbiting space station. A protest in the VIP viewing section on the day of the launch turns violent when a mob attacks the President and Vice-President; they are unhurt, but Clete O'Donnell, overseeing the demonstration, is accidentally killed by a bomb. Planetary Fleet One launches successfully and heads to the Moon for a test phase prior to departure for Mars. Although the spacecraft is not armed, all four astronauts bring guns in their personal packs.

Shortly after Planetary Fleet One enters lunar orbit, the crew sights the Soviet spacecraft in orbit with them. With no proof that the Soviets' intentions are hostile, the President and NASA instruct the crew to continue their flight plan normally. While testing the Marsrover on the lunar surface, Trasker and Balkis lose all power and communications with Houston and their crewmates in orbit. A Russian cosmonaut approaches them and extends his hand as though in friendship. Instinctively aware that the cosmonaut means Trasker harm, Balkis tackles him, and he slashes the leg of Balkis' spacesuit with a switchblade. Trasker kills the cosmonaut with a hatchet and disables the device cutting off their power, but Balkis' foot is caught in a crevasse between two rocks, and Trasker is unable to free him. Telling Trasker he loves him, Balkis dies. Meanwhile, the Soviet ship in orbit is approaching Planetary Fleet One. Halleck, aware of Trasker's affair with his wife, tries to force Weickert at gunpoint to let him make the burn to take them out of orbit and leave Trasker to die. The two astronauts shoot each other; Halleck is killed, and Weickert ejects his body into space. Leaving Balkis' body on the surface, Trasker rejoins Weickert in orbit and rams the Soviet ship, sending it spinning into a fatal solar orbit. Trasker gets himself and the severely wounded Weickert back to the American space station in Earth orbit.

Back on Earth, a congressional investigation into Planetary Fleet One is launched. The President urges Trasker to downplay the Soviet role in the tragedy to avoid international tension, implying that he will be given command of the next Mars flight if he does so. Trasker and Weickert testify before the congressional commission, where hostile questioning by Senator Kenny Williams, an enemy of the space program, forces Trasker to reveal the truth so as not to lie under oath; only Halleck's role remains concealed. The President still offers Trasker command of Planetary Fleet Two, but Trasker refuses unless the mission can be armed.

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May 2025

he Narrative

by Deplora Boule (Author)

She's plucky, she's ambitious, and she's determined to climb to the top of the broadcast journalism world! And she's just what entertainment news is looking for, gifted with exotic good looks, an elite journalism degree, and uncanny reporter senses that tingle when news is about to break.

From selectively editing footage of injustices to dressing in her finest vaginery at the historic Million Muff March, there's nothing she won't do to get her story!When she finally claws her way to global media giant News 24/7, will she finally break the scoop of the century? Or will the scoop break her? Watch it all unfold as you follow

"The Narrative"."A satirical glitter-bomb masterpiece!" -Book Horde"

A hilarious criticism of the American press and the machinations that happen behind the scenes." - The Daily WireThis is a farcical, satirical novel about an up-and-coming news anchor Majedah, a far-Left feminist who works for a mainstream media outlet more interested in creating a narrative than reporting the news. It is a hilarious criticism of the American press and the machinations that happen behind the scenes. Purchase HERE

August 2024

A Woman Underground (A must read! Pre-order now!)

by Andrew Klavan

Ex-spy, English professor, and sleuth Cameron Winter finds his past and present colliding as he tracks his first love in the newest entry in the USA Today bestselling series. Cameron Winter can’t stop thinking about the first girl he ever loved, Charlotte. His unresolved feelings for her have prevented him from truly moving forward with anyone new even all of these decades later. In an effort to distract himself—and his therapist—from his romantic struggles, Cameron instead begins to recount a story from his time as a CIA operative when he was sent on a mission to find a missing colleague last seen at the villa of a notorious Turkish sex trafficker. It has been years since he traveled the world for the government, but he is still troubled by this particular case. Now working as an English professor, Winter seeks a quiet life—except when his “strange habit of mind,” his penchant for sleuthing, leads him to investigate crimes whose complexity excites his curiosity.

When a mysterious visitor turns Winter’s attention to a book that appears to detail what happened to Charlotte he realizes he might be able to find and save her. The dark tale, filled with White Nationalist rhetoric, disturbing characters, and cold-blooded murder has him worried for her life. But how much of this story is true? Why does someone want him to investigate? And what is it about this current investigation that has him thinking about that missing spy those many years ago? In his most personal case yet, Winter must delve deep into his past to confront a dangerous threat lurking in his present.

Like previous entries featuring this “complex and determined” series character (BookReporter), A Woman Underground harnesses multiple Edgar Award-winning author Andrew Klavan’s crime writing expertise to explore some of the biggest issues facing us today. The result is a poignant page turner with an intricate plot, shot through with high stakes action and unflinching humanity.

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June / July 2024

Anthem

-by Ayn Rand

“My happiness is not the means to any end. It is the end. It is its own goal. It is its own purpose.” ― Ayn Rand, Anthem

Anthem has long been hailed as one of Ayn Rand's classic novels, and a clear predecessor to her later masterpieces, The Fountainhead and Atlas Shrugged. In Anthem, Rand examines a frightening future in which individuals have no name, no independence, and no values. Equality 7-2521 lives in the dark ages of the future where all decisions are made by committee, all people live in collectives, and all traces of individualism have been wiped out.

Despite such a restrictive environment, the spark of individual thought and freedom still burns in him--a passion which he has been taught to call sinful. In a purely egalitarian world, Equality 7-2521 dares to stand apart from the herd--to think and choose for himself, to discover electricity, and to love the woman of his choice.

Now he has been marked for death for committing the ultimate sin. In a world where the great "we" reign supreme, he has rediscovered the lost and holy word--"I."

A True Classic that Belongs on Every Bookshelf! -Amazon reviews

February 2024

Pyramid of the Ancients: A Novel about the Origin of Civilizations

—by Keith A. Robinson

Buried deep beneath the sands of Iraq, a team of archeologists led by Jeffrey Evans uncovers an ancient chamber filled with mystery. In addition to the strange corpses and leather-bound tomes, the team discovers that the chamber also houses a nearly complete, two-story pyramid. Following the instructions contained in the tomes, a team of scientists and specialists complete the mysterious structure, which they believe to be a kind of space craft. However, when they are forced to activate the pyramid due to a surprise attack from an unknown adversary, Jeffrey, his wife Rebecca and the rest of his team are launched into a journey that threatens their lives, their relationships and their beliefs.As they face vicious dinosaurs, primitive Mayans, ancient Greeks and ice age cavemen, they begin to wonder about the true purpose of the pyramid. Is it a spacecraft, an inter-dimensional device, a time machine or something else? And more importantly, where or when, is it taking them and will they be able to find their way back home?Filled with edge-of-your-seat action, serious drama, and memorable characters, Pyramid of the Ancients grips the reader from page one. It also contains foot notes and extensively-researched information about the true history of the Earth based upon the Biblical worldview. This novel is highly recommended for anyone interested in the debate of Creation vs. Evolution.

Logic’s End, Science Fiction, (Vol. 1) -

—By Keith A. Robinson

Kidnapped on a planet a hundred light years from home! In the near future, a NASA deep-space telescope discovers a planet that has the necessary requirements to produce life. Rebecca Evans, a staunch evolutionary scientist, is one of the people chosen to visit the planet. After arriving on the surface, she is kidnapped and finds herself caught in the middle of an ongoing planetary war between alien clans. In an effort to escape, she makes a deal with one of the clans to exchange precious technology for her freedom. However, she soon finds out that on Ka’esh, you cannot trust anyone. For on this planet, survival of the fittest is played out to its logical end.

Rebecca’s journey of discovery turns into a search for truth as she begins to question the very foundations of all that she believes about the origin of life.

The Screwtape Letters

—By C.S. Lewis

Epistolary fiction, the Screwtape Letters" is fiction. But only fiction in the sense that the characters and the dialogue sprang from the imagination of one of the greatest modern Christian writer often thought of as an eighteenth-century phenomenon. C.S. Lewis writes a classic masterpiece of religious satire that entertains readers with its sly and ironic portrayal of human life and foibles from the vantage point of Screwtape, a highly placed assistant to "Our Father Below." At once wildly comic, deadly serious, and strikingly original, C.S. Lewis's The Screwtape Letters is the most engaging account of temptation—and triumph over it—ever written.