The Withering

The end of the world didn’t come with a bang—but with a slow, unstoppable withering.

Fans of Frank Peretti and Ted Dekker—this is your next obsession.

When the skies fracture and the ground decays, Rho Perish has one mission—protect his younger brother, Nod. But as the world collapses around them, Rho is forced to confront a truth he’s been avoiding: the withering isn’t just outside… it’s inside him, too.

Trapped on a dark, crumbling world teetering on the brink, a fractured family fights to survive while mythical creatures, forgotten lore, and haunting mysteries threaten what little hope remains.

A post-apocalyptic, end-times adventure for fans of Christian speculative fiction. Faith, family, and courage are at the heart of this supernatural thriller.

If you love dark, moody thrillers with spiritual depth and a touch of the allegorical, scroll up and click Buy Now—before everything withers away.

P.S. Patton is from the Central Coast of California and has a rather strange and varied array of experiences under his belt. He won first place in a county wide poetry contest at the age of fifteen for a poem called Reading By The Lake. He served as the editor for the "Investigations" page of his high school newspaper, and he has written hundreds of songs and toured across the country with his band (www.ohmylandmusic.com). He has spent a year working on major productions in Hollywood and he spent a couple years thereafter working in a steel fabrication shop. He worked on an ambulance for five years as an EMT and later as a Paramedic. Since 2015, he has been making a living as a commercial and fashion photographer with fashion editorials featured on the covers and in the pages of various fashion magazines. Over the past ten years, he has been balancing the demands of school, work, and parenting, with writing a novel in the late hours of the night when all is finally quiet. He currently resides in the wine country of Paso Robles, California, with his wife and two children (G10 + B7).