A riveting continuation of the Paranormal Security saga, Matthew Sage finds out firsthand when you seal one of Hades’ finest generals into a magic sword, war has been declared, and now the half-human half-angel Matthew is on their most wanted list for “kidnapping.” PARSEC, still on a shoestring budget from whatever slush fund President Reagan could cook up for them, will have to use its wits and ingenuity to stop a new threat of a demonic duke from exacting his revenge in the name of his old commander Beleth. To make matters more intriguing, a mysterious stranger clad in black seems to be helping PARSEC take down this new demon for reasons unknown. PARSEC: Shadows of Raum is a story of the eternal recurrence of good vs. evil, the importance of trust, the necessity of doing what’s right even when the world seems against you, and the importance of choice even when the outcome is uncertain. About the Author Growing up in the Minneapolis area taught Allen Jones early on what it really meant to be an eternal outsider: modest but not a pushover, sincere but not loud, DIY that was not just another brand, anti-establishment and anti-corporate in the very real sense instead of the performative kind, even when it made people call you stubborn and unreasonable. It’s that drive for authenticity that makes him dive deep into the lore and mythos of cultures and religions in a way that is respectful to the actual lived experiences of these people in America, not just the media shorthand version of it. When not writing, you can find Allen snowboarding in the winter; traveling the country in the summer; reading history; studying real-life, theoretically possible tech; learning to program in Python; and making enough money on my own to pay it forward for his family andfriends that supported him every step of the way, thick and thin.
