The Withering Tree

REBELLION SMOLDERS IN ANCIENT JERUSALEM

It seethes in the soul of the assassin, Judas ben Hassad, who cuts Roman throats in bitter service to Yahweh, sure that God has forsaken the ancient covenant. His unmarried sister, Hannah, wastes her days dreaming of faraway things like truth, love and hope, foolish notions she cannot afford.

But Judas has no idea that Hannah has befriended a golden-eyed angel named Redalion, who is teaching her the harp, nor does he know the dark secrets of her soul. One day, driven by her haunted past, Redalion answers Hannah's wish and carries her to a magical land called Mystica, where she begins a quest for the greatest truth of all. As the Powers of the Age now openly war for her soul, Hannah's hope and Judas' cynicism are set to collide. In that moment, both will come face-to-face with a man named Jeshua, and their hearts will be laid bare. Though judgment be swift, love is unending. Even to the point of drawing life from a barren curse.Which is, and always has been, the secret of The Withering Tree.

Now for the first time, readers can experience the deeply personal first novel written by acclaimed author, D. Barkley Briggs, more than two decades ago.