Finding the Light

On the distant planet of Terres, far in the future, a young boy, Jael, finds his family being torn apart by dark forces of the Galactic System. Raised by his mother, and older siblings, who believe in a distant ruler called the True King, he soon finds himself alone in a world that is falling apart.

Now he must put his trust in a stranger named Jon, who claims he has the ability to cut across space and time-by Crossing the GAP. Jael convinces Jon to take him across their planet toward the mountain peaks at the edge of their world in order to help him find his runaway sister, Martina. But Martina has become possessed by the dark forces of the Redlarks, people who live in the Wilds. Will Jon and Jael be able to release her, and escape to a better place?

This book asks “What if Christianity were to survive into the distant future?” Would this ancient religion have any meaning in a complex, future technology? What would life be like for a tiny remnant who are severely persecuted, and trying to cling to ‘Old Ways’?

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Author Biography

M.F. Erler has been writing most of her life. In fact, some of the characters in The Peaks Saga were initially conceived in her youth. Her lifelong goal has been to bring Christian ideas into fantasy-fiction, in the spirit of writers like J.R.R. Tolkien and C.S. Lewis. Now that she has published “The Peaks Saga: The Peaks at the Edge of the World”, she is embarking on a new venture in historical fiction, where her modern-day characters time-travel back into the lives of their ancestors. So in the future, watch for more tales in “Journeys Beyond the Peaks.” Along with fantasy, true science, and science fiction, she is also a student of history, comparative religion, ecology, and music. Previous publications include non-fiction articles in Today’s Christian Parent, and Social Studies and the Young Learner. In addition, she has produced Music in God’s World, a music curriculum for Christian preschools, and Christian Environmental Education Curricula for use in schools and camp settings. Her hobbies include reading, singing, and playing several musical instruments. She and her husband have two adult children. All make their home in the Pacific Northwest.