by Vox Day
“That’s not—”
“To be a slave of the king….”
Christopher’s eyes narrowed. Finally, he began to understand what Melusine was and why she was here. And he remembered, too, the King he served. To be His slave, well, that was no insult. It was an honor, a noble title he wasn’t even worthy to hold.
“Get out of here, Melusine.”
“No!”
He gritted his teeth and steeled himself. “Don’t make me throw you out!”
“You don’t have the power, Christopher,” she taunted him. “Not anymore. Not without Kaym. Not without me.”
“Maybe not, but I know who does.” He looked up at the ceiling. “Lord Jesus, would You help me out here, please.”
In immediate answer to his prayer, Mariel materialized, and the flames of her sword were like a candle compared to the righteous bonfire burning in her eyes. Melusine fell back before Mariel’s furious onslaught, spitting and cursing, but clearly overmatched. Unable to stand before the angry Guardian, Melusine shot Christopher a disgusted look, then spread her dark wings and flew through the glass of the closed window.
“Hey, thanks,” Christopher said, delighted to see his beautiful Guardian.
“You’re welcome,” Mariel replied, but her level gaze made it clear that at least some of her anger was reserved for him. “She’ll be back, you know, and if you’re going to serve Lord Jesus as you promised, you need to arm yourself against her and the rest of the Fallen.”
“How do I do that?”
“Read His Word. Surround yourself with believers. Learn from others who serve the Lord. Exercise your gifts, that you may serve Him better than before.” She frowned. “And you cannot do any of these things if you’re consumed with worry about what others think of you.”
Christopher bowed his head, ashamed.
“I understand. I’m sorry.”
She kissed the top of his head, then rumpled his hair and laughed.
“If you mean that, then you’ve taken another step on the pathway to righteousness, Christopher.”
Mariel began to glow, and as the glow brightened, her outline began to shimmer and fade.
“Wait, where are you going? You can’t leave me!”
He could already see burgundy-and-blue wallpaper through her increasingly translucent form, but the white flash of her smile was unmistakable.
“Don’t be afraid, Christopher. You may not always see me, but I’ll be with you, always.”
Beaded sweat was gleaming from the big music leader’s shaved head, and the church band was well into its fourth or fifth song when Jami felt someone nudge her side.
“Hey, got any room here?”
“Christopher!” Jami impulsively reached out and hugged her brother, and surprisingly, he did not stiffen uncomfortably or push her away. “You came after all!”
“Yeah, well, it’s hard to be a warrior all by yourself, don’t you think?”
Jami’s heart was too full of joy to speak, so she only smiled back at him.
“Hey, look, you guys!” Holli exclaimed happily. “There’s, like, an army of angels all around this place!”
Jami glanced around the huge space of the gymnasium. Without her sister’s gift of sight, she did not see anything at first, but then a flicker of flames and white feathers caught the corner of her eye, and for a moment she glimpsed Paulus, Aliel, Khasar, Jhofor, Mariel, and hundreds of other angels, all clapping their hands, dancing, and singing in joyful harmony with the human worshippers.
Paulus met her eyes and winked at her, once, then he and the rest of the Divine host disappeared from her sight. But she had seen, and she understood that Prince Michael had spoken true; they were not alone and they would not be overcome.
Blessed be the Name of the Lord
Blessed be the Name of the Lord
Blessed be the Name of the Lord
Most High
Jesus is the Name of the Lord
Jesus is the Name of the Lord
Jesus is the Name of the Lord
Most High
closing time
Fiction
An Equation of Almost Infinite Complexity by J. Mulrooney
Brings the Lightning by Peter Grant
Loki's Child by Fenris Wulf
The Missionaries by Owen Stanley
Fantasy
One Bright Star to Guide Them by John C. Wright
The Book of Feasts & Seasons by John C. Wright
Iron Chamber of Memory by John C. Wright
Moth & Cobweb 1: Swan Knight's Son by John C. Wright
Moth & Cobweb 2: Feast of the Elfs by John C. Wright
Moth & Cobweb 3: Swan Knight's Sword by John C. Wright
A Magic Broken by Vox Day
A Throne of Bones by Vox Day
A Sea of Skulls by Vox Day
The Wardog's Coin by Vox Day
The Last Witchking by Vox Day
Summa Elvetica: A Casuistry of the Elvish Controversy by Vox Day
The Altar of Hate by Vox Day
The War in Heaven by Vox Day
The World in Shadow by Vox Day
The Wrath of Angels by Vox Day
Science Fiction
Awake in the Night by John C. Wright
Awake in the Night Land by John C. Wright
City Beyond Time: Tales of the Fall of Metachronopolis by John C. Wright
Somewhither by John C. Wright
Back From the Dead by Rolf Nelson
Big Boys Don't Cry by Tom Kratman
Hyperspace Demons by Jonathan Moeller
Mutiny in Space by Rod Walker
Alien Game by Rod Walker
QUANTUM MORTIS A Man Disrupted by Steve Rzasa and Vox Day
QUANTUM MORTIS Gravity Kills by Steve Rzasa and Vox Day
QUANTUM MORTIS A Mind Programmed by Jeff Sutton, Jean Sutton, and Vox Day
Victoria: A Novel of Fourth Generation War by Thomas Hobbes
Military Science Fiction
There Will Be War Vol. I ed. Jerry Pournelle
There Will Be War Vol. II ed. Jerry Pournelle
There Will Be War Vol. III ed. Jerry Pournelle
There Will Be War Vol. IV ed. Jerry Pournelle
There Will Be War Vol. V ed. Jerry Pournelle
There Will Be War Vol. VI ed. Jerry Pournelle
There Will Be War Vol. IX ed. Jerry Pournelle
There Will Be War Vol. X ed. Jerry Pournelle
Riding the Red Horse Vol. 1 ed. Tom Kratman and Vox Day
Non-Fiction
4th Generation Warfare Handbook by William S. Lind and LtCol Gregory A. Thiele, USMC
A History of Strategy: From Sun Tzu to William S. Lind by Martin van Creveld
Equality: The Impossible Quest by Martin van Creveld
Clio & Me: An Intellectual Autobiography by Martin van Creveld
Four Generations of Modern War by William S. Lind
On War: The Collected Columns of William S. Lind 2003-2009 by William S. Lind
MAGA Mindset: Making YOU and America Great Again by Mike Cernovich
Transhuman and Subhuman: Essays on Science Fiction and Awful Truth by John C. Wright
Astronomy and Astrophysics by Dr. Sarah Salviander
Compost Everything: The Good Guide to Extreme Composting by David the Good
Grow or Die: The Good Guide to Survival Gardening by David the Good
SJWs Always Lie: Taking Down the Thought Police by Vox Day
Cuckservative: How “Conservatives” Betrayed America by John Red Eagle and Vox Day
On the Existence of Gods by Dominic Saltarelli and Vox Day
On the Question of Free Trade by James D. Miller and Vox Day
New Release Newsletter
The Castalia House New Release newsletter is sent out to subscribers when a new book is officially released. It often contains offers for free bonus books. We do not spam our subscribers’ email addresses nor do we sell them to anyone. We average about one new release per month.
Click here to subscribe to the Castalia House New Release newsletter or visit castaliahouse.com and enter your email address in the right sidebar, then click “Subscribe”.