An imaginative Christian fantasy for the 21st century
An Uncharted Island. An Ancient Quest. A Lurking Danger.
Bareth is a somewhat boring academic leading a somewhat predictable life. That is until he embarks on a solitary sailing trip to mark the anniversary of his mother's death and finds himself stranded on an uncharted island. There he makes an even more shocking discovery--the inhabitants have wings!
Overwhelmed by both the winged inhabitants' welcome and their insistence he is there to fulfill an ancient quest, Bareth tries to make sense of it all while living wingless in a winged world.
Why was he brought here and how does this connect to the woman he foresaw in a dream? Who is behind the Wings Forever group and are they a threat to not only Bareth, but to the rest of the unwinged world? Bareth must discover the answers to these questions while learning that sometimes even saving the world comes down to trust.
An imaginative story, Wingless explores questions of identity, ability, and grace.
About the Author :
Dr. Ray McAllister is passionate about enjoying all he can out of the life God has given him. He enjoys writing poetry, reading, origami, gymnastics, computer programming, coding computer graphics, and serving others. In August 2010 He received a Ph.D. in Hebrew Scriptures. Dr. McAllister is totally blind, so he's the first blind Ph.D. from Andrews University's seminary, and the first totally blind person in the world to get a Ph.D. in Hebrew Scriptures. He has taught distance education religion classes for Andrews University and as of December 2021, works as a reflexologist in Michigan. In December 2014, he became the first totally blind, male, certified birth doula, trained to assist a woman during childbirth. In July 2016, Dr. McAllister and two other visually impaired Biblical scholars received from the National Federation of the Blind the top prize Jacob Bolotin Award for their work making Biblical language materials accessible to the blind. In all, he considers it his mission to help everyone he encounters see more clearly the beauty of God's love.
Review :
"Wingless is a thought-provoking story that asks deep questions about disability, independence, and identity itself in a creative and imaginative way." - Dr. Zachary D. Schmoll, Managing Editor of An Unexpected Journal and author of Disability and the Problem of Evil.
"As a scholar and archaeologist of the ancient world, as well as a lover of the imaginative apologetic work of the Inklings, McAllister's Wingless is a welcome find." - Ted Wright, scholar, author, and founder of Epic Archaeology
