Alan
D. Jones: Former columnist for the Atlanta Tribune, Alan Jones has worked most of his adult life as a
Business/IT consultant, working all across America from Los Angeles to Wall
Street. Born in Atlanta, Alan attended GA-Tech and GA State, obtaining his MBA
from Georgia State University's Robinson School of Business. In addition, Alan
was a feature writer for the student newspapers at both schools. Alan also
served on the board of the Atlanta chapter of the National Black MBA
association.
Alan is the author of the Science Fiction novels To Wrestle with Darkness and its
prequel, Sacrifices.
Sacrifices Synopsis:
In Sacrifices, a prequel to Alan’s
first book, To Wrestle with Darkness, we meet Cil, Deborah, Ruth and Sarah.
They are four sisters descended from the coupling of angels and humans. And as
such they’ve been embodied with fantastical abilities which they use to defend
the world from those who would harm it, be they flesh or spirit. In Sacrifices,
they find themselves tested, as they must contest the forces of darkness who
are intent on ending all of creation. If they are to prevail, there will
certainly be sacrifices.
Review:
From slavery to
sacrifices to victory -- a journey worth taking February 10, 2014
By Ruth DeJauregui
This fascinating prequel to "To Wrestle With
Darkness", Sacrifices, which is book two of the trilogy, follows the four
sisters -- Cil, Deborah, Ruth and Sarah have a destiny to fulfill.
I'm not usually a fan of stories that leap back and
forth in time, from the 1700s to the present, but in this case, Jones did a
masterful job in not only keeping the story on-track through the centuries, but
as the book drew to a close, it all became clear. The story really was in
sequence, although at first it didn't look that way at all
From slavery to
sacrifices to victory, the story of the family and their journey from the past
to the future is deeply imbedded in not just Christianity, but also ancient
mythology, Sacrifices tells us of both Faith and the consequences of actions
and reactions, whether well-meant or knowingly stepping off the path of
righteousness.
I not only
thoroughly enjoyed this book, I'd read it again, and again. There's depths to
the story that will only reveal themselves on rereading, and I'm looking
forward to the journey.
Leslie Esdaile Banks – who wrote under the pen names of Leslie Esdaile, Leslie E. Banks, Leslie Banks, Leslie Esdaile Banks and L. A. Banks – wrote in various genres, including African-American Literature, Romance, Women’s Fiction, Crime, Suspense, Dark Fantasy, Horror and Non-Fiction for five publishing companies. Best known for The Vampire Huntress Legend Series, Ms. Banks won several literary awards, including the 2008 Essence Literary Awards Storyteller of the Year.
