The opening scene immediately grabbed my attention and my interest with suspense and an unsettling fear. The main character, Jay and his dad watch as the sky opened up with colors and sound and swirling icy snow beyond their imagination. Strangely, Jay awoke from this vision to find himself back in his room wondering if it were a dream. Later, he met up with his friends Luke and Anna and they went to seek out the blast from the sky and found a meteor with what appeared to have unusual powers. Jay and his friends then decided to followed his Dad to his work where many mysteries were presented to them about what his father really did and his connection the the meteor, the light,and the stone.. At some point while Jay and hs friends were inside his Dad’s work lab a large light was flashing and piercing shrills and sirens were everywhere. Jay’s Dad took him to another room where he put him in a tube for safety and Jay was frozen and out of harm’s way. Years later Jay awoke and the tube opened. He found himself in an altered and mysterious world where he was driven to follow the light having been directed by a voice from the great somewhere.. Jay found a traveling companion named Sue, a strong woman who was going to help him navigate the new world, she too looking for the light. The images and the Shadows were all around them. Much to Jay’s surprise the person known as Mr Graves was his old friend Anna now in an altered state and still lovely. The writer skillfully creates a frightening landscape with many fears, illusions, mysteries and battles for survival.
The writer also has an amazing way of bringing to light how in this world or an altered world we are all trying to find where our powers lie, what the truth is and where we belong. The writer brings in characters that challenge Jay into becoming his true self and utilizing all of his gifts and talents. This writer does a wonderful job of blending the real world with this science fiction world. Aren't we all being tested, searching, discovering, battling, questioning in our lives? This book is the ultimate defintion of good versus evil. It is testament to faith and hope and above all else that every road leads to home.