Thought Behind The Lost Christ and Naming of Characters.

When writing the novel The Lost Christ, the first of The Christ Trilogy, I gave a lot of thought in the naming of each character, and also of the environment in which they lived and were governed.

Being that, in the beginning of the novel, mankind was birth in test tubes and not named until later in their lifetime, I decided to fit each name to the character's personality. Therefore: the main character, Ardent, was named so because of his passion, devotion, high emotions and because he also showed great enthusiasm for the people close to him. Ardent's best friend, Jejune, was a bit dull, immature and lacking in insight. In the case of Ardent's pairing mate, Dank: known for his coldness of heart and the lack of fear. I believe that by doing this the reader could better understand each character without my having to get into a lengthy description of each when being introduced.

The environment was a different thing. Yes, it's of a time after earth is changed because of global warming, Carbonaceous Holocaust, and of a time two thousand years thereafter, but also of a time much like how it was when the settlers first came to America, a candlelight world where everyone lived in communes of log-cabin-like structures, ate their meals in community mealing areas, everyone dressed the same, and of a time when the government controlled their minds; of a time of no religion or God.

All of this was until a time capsule buried during the 21st century was found, within was a Tanakh (Torah) and a New Testament Bible..... And that, pretty much, is how my novel begins; with the discovery of religion. Then came the re-birth of Christ: The Lost Christ, forgotten for two thousand years..... Now imagine what might happen, or better yet: read the novel and let your mind enter a world of what if...... Pre-order at sterlinghouse-bookstore.com before the June 30th release date and receive a 20% discount.