Ray's Bibliography

NOVELS

Ard Righ: The Sword on the Stone (a Celtic Tale), DNA Press

“Whosoever takes the sword Caladfwlch from the Stone is the true born High King of Briton.” With those words, Myrddin, incomparable counselor to kings, has fulfilled his vow to Ambrosius, the last Emperor of the West: the great sword Caladfwlch of the Hard Lightening would next be in the hands of the King of the Summerlands. Myrddin had prophesied a child born of a dark sin, a child who would grow into manhood in the fosterage of a noble family, a child who would be forged into the King of the Summerlands: Arthur. Purchase this book now

Ard Righ: The Sword on the Stone, chronicles the early life of Arthur, the burgeoning King of Summer, following the legendary character from his much-anticipated birth, through his heroic ascension to the Sovereignty of Briton, culminating in his defense of Sovereignty itself against the treasonous renegade Lot.

The Kingdom of Summer (a Celtic Tale) publication pending

Evil is loose in the kingdom— a malevolence so thoroughly corrupt that it has sickened the very land itself. Arthur, the King of the Summer Lands, and his Knights of the Round Table are charged by God to seek out the legendary Holy Grail, the cup of Jesu the Christ, that it might once again bring its healing light into the world. The quest will take the legendary knights on a journey across Briton, across the great western sea to the land of Er-Yr, the Land of the Eagles, and back to the very heart of Arthur’s kingdom: Caerleon, the City of the Legions, where a maelstrom of lies and deceit, rage and murder, invasion and siege come together, culminating in an astonishing confrontation that will leave the reader breathless in The Kingdom of Summer’s wake.

Reign of Fire (a Celtic Tale) publication pending

Fresh off of his stay of execution from the atrocities he committed at the Siege of Caerleon, Mordred and his malevolent mother Morganna find themselves once again allied with Briton’s interminable enemies, the Saecsons. This time, the diabolical duo seek to turn the Church from their support of Arthur by accusing Arthur and Myrddin of trying to bring back the Druid schools, teaching pagan ways to the youth of Briton! Pope Gregory and native Briton Cardinal Dubrieius turn a deaf ear to their accusations when the pair pleads their case directly to the Holy Father in Rome. Mordred and Morganna storm back to their Saecson allies, who have teamed with another antagonist of Briton, the Jutes, and the combined forces square off in a battle for the ages against Arthur’s forces in what history has told us was Arthur’s final and greatest battle: the Battle of Mount Baedon, from whose field came no victor.

Shadow of the Grail (a Celtic Tale) publication pending

Cam Cennedi, “‘Grail’s” main character, is faced with the dire prospect of losing his lifelong friend, Chance McCormick, to a life-threatening virus. Concurrently, a super-strain of this disease is created and released on an unsuspecting world, pushing it to the brink of extinction. Realizing that only divine intervention can save the day, Cam and Chance embark on a quest to find the legendary Holy Grail— the Cup of Christ— and use it’s healing powers to stop the extermination of the human race. Along the way, Cam and Chance encounter such heroic figures as King Arthur and the indefensible Caladfwlch (Excalibur); Myrddin (Merlin), the Archmage of Briton; the evil sorceress Morganna; and Arthur’s bastard son and nephew, Mordred, the evil behind the release of the super virus. Held in check for over a thousand years, Arthur and Mordred once again resume their epic battle in what is now the modern day United States— a timeless battle between good and evil.

The Messiah Helix (a novel of the Custodis Veritas) publication pending

The more brightly it shines, the darker the shadow it casts. Thus it is that Thomas Brennan finds himself an unwillingly lapsed Catholic, wandering lost in the cold, dark shadows cast by the sexual deprivations of two trusted, well-respected priests who sexually abused a young Brennan on two separate occasions while he was growing up. Brennan now wrestles with his own battered spirituality, desperately trying to assuage the enormous hole in his faith, his trust, his very soul. Brennan's pursuit takes him around the world where, as an archaeologist, he sifts through history in an innate attempt for validation of his faith. When proof is uncovered that authenticates two infamous icons of Christianity: the Shroud of Turin and the Sudarium of Oviedo, anticipation abounds, until a third piece of evidence is unearthed— the perfectly preserved, mummified body that was actually responsible for creating the images on the shroud and the sudarium— the body of Jesus Christ! Along the way, we meet the mysterious secret organization— the silent strong arm of the Church— Custodis Veritas, as well as a deeply implanted witness in the FBI's Witness Protection Program who is about to turn state's evidence on a vicious, notorious mafia caporegime known as Vincent "Mr. Delaware" DiChicario. Our story culminates in a warehouse in South Philadelphia, where Brennan meets his fate head on, bullets flying, as he attempts to rescue the woman who helped him to find love and trust again, from the clutches of the nefarious Mr. Delaware. Ironically, it is this trust— skewed by the very person who gave it back to him— that frees him in the end, for sometimes a lie can be the kindest truth of all; sometimes ignorance is truly bliss.

The Sixth Pillar (a novel of the Custodis Veritas) work in progress

SHORT STORIES

• The Eraser of God (horror)
  
• Black Bugs Bleed Red Blood (horror)
  
• Cecelia (non-fiction)
• Diver (minimalist)
• Excess Baggage (minimalist)
• The Hitchhiker (an Urban Legends horror story)
• Hometeam (horror)
  
• Hookman (an Urban Legends horror story)
• Mannequin (horror)
  
• Oak Hill Cemetery Dance (an Urban Legends horror story)
• Rats (horror)
  
• Spacer (science fiction)
  
• Uninformed Consent (an Urban Legends horror story)
• Zelda’s Occult Shop (suspense)
  
• Bus Ride (suspense)

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