Tenebris

A new take on the story of creation -- it's everything you thought you knew... but nothing like it at all.

Sectoraus saw his entire race nearly perish, before a seemingly divine being descended with the first rains. Thandrua was worshiped as the Life-Bringer from the moment he first became conscious. Together, the two must weather the chaos of a rapidly changing landscape and bring the Serpenoids to a new world, their promised land.

However, their paradise may not be what it seems, and these trials are just the beginning. As they build a new life and develop a new culture, everything Sectoraus and Thandrua knew is thrown into question when a stranger appears among them. Now they must wrestle with the realization that they are not the only ones in their promised land as their world is changed once again.

J.A. Barrios is an award-winning Northern Virginian native with a love of all the arts. Raised in a family of movie buffs, J.A. has had a longstanding love for the art of film and always wanted to make movies. In particular, the genres of horror, sci-fi, and fantasy provided the inspiration to delve into realms of his own making. Of course, as a child he lacked the resources to make the types of movies he envisioned, so he turned to sharing his stories through word. Being a poet at heart, J.A. has also channeled his urge to tell stories into music and has for over a decade been in a creative partnership with a fellow musician. In his award-winning debut novel, J.A. now sees the culmination of a lifetime of storytelling made manifest in physical form, and looks forward to bringing to life many more stories both fantastical and macabre.