Rick Vander Kam

An Iridescent Sky Rick Vander Kam

With economic hardship breathing down his neck, Michael attempts to find solitude and restoration by riding the winds in his sailplane. Michael's flight takes an unimaginable turn when he flies through the thinning veil between worlds. Eressa, another dimension of Earth, spoken of in ancient myth, is a world of astonishing beauty and well-being where no sentient being has ever killed another. Eressa should be paradise, but Michael carries blood guilt from his years as a SEAL and the war crimes in Michael's memory threaten the peace of Eressa. Michael cannot return to Earth without resolving the trauma of his past. Changes in Michael's body have made him physically Eressi, but the wounds to his soul have made him dangerous. Michael and the Eressi find that Michael harbors a potent killing force that Michael struggles to contain. Michael must somehow gain resolution of the evil he has done and learn to control his new powers, or all that he cares for in both worlds will be destroyed. The Eidoni marshal the forces of Eressa's potent animal life for Michael's healing, but the animal life has become strangely aggressive. To the dismay of the mysterious AEthelians, Michael's killing force speaks of ancient prophecy and the end of Eressa's innocence. Michael realizes he must be cured or killed, but his death will leave his family vulnerable to vengeful men possessed by dark spirits. On Earth, as the veil between worlds thins, Marie struggles with the consequences of her husband's sudden disappearance. Unaware of the pivotal position her family now possesses, Marie and her daughter Jenny, become targets of the lusts of men and the murderous intent of spirits who hope to bring evil to Eressa. Michael must all find his way into the higher life of Eressa before Jenny and Marie fall victim to torture and death.