Angelic Wars: End of the Beginning

*2022 Best Christian Fiction, New York City Big Book Awards
*2022 Illumination Book Awards Silver medalist
* Reader's Favorite 5-Star Review

When evil begins, it grows.

Angelic Wars: End Of The Beginning is the second, full musical novel of the internal struggles and external battles among the angels for the control of Heaven during Satan’s rebellion. This novel can be read independently of the first novel, First Rebellion, though the first novel introduces readers to the characters.

End of the Beginning, like First Rebellion, is a musical novel of the epic story of the battle between good and evil before Earthly time began. It is the fantasy story of the internal struggles and external battles among the angels for the control of Heaven during Satan’s rebellion, as mentioned in the Bible. Angel Azarias and six other angels are commissioned as the “Angels Septemviri” by God’s Guardian Cherub to seek out and conquer a rising rebellion in Heaven. Little do they know that they are up against the most powerful angel of all, Satan, who lures other angels into his rebellious army in his attempt to conquer Heaven. Will the Septemviri resist Satan’s temptations and save Heaven?

Like the first novel, Angelic Wars, End of the Beginning will be the most unique book you will read. It breaks new ground by incorporating original music sung by the book’s characters when the reader activates hyper-links (or QR Codes) in the book. It is also unique in that it includes footnotes to the Bible, which ground the story, its dialogue, and setting in the Bible.

This action-adventure musical novel reminds the reader of certain aspects of the Lord of the Rings and Star Wars but occurring in place in Heaven. This novel tells the fictional story is a continuation of the first fight between good and evil.

The market for biblically based entertainment is emerging. Releases of Biblical fiction series such as The Chosen and the Jesus Revolution movie have awakened many with a passion for religious content. The Angelic Wars musical novel series goes farther in that it is written so that even the non-religious might enjoy the stories as fantasy or sci-fi like (Lord of the Rings).

Award-winning author, Rick E. Norris, has taught the Bible to adults and Sunday school to teens for thirty-one years. Since 2011, he has volunteered as an international online missionary for a Christian non-profit where he disciples individuals, teaches an international bible study, and answers biblical questions. Angelic Wars: First Rebellion received recognition, including second place by the 2020 Catholic Press Association. Rick E. Norris earned a bachelor's degree from UCLA in 1979 and law degree from Southwestern University School of Law in 1985. He is a songwriter/musician and member of the National Academy of Recording Arts & Sciences. He is the creator and co-host of the Rambling Business podcast.