Red Sky, by Rachael Byrd - Press Release - (May 05th, 2007)
Written by a twelve year old, the novel 'Red Sky', is an experiment in plot structure.
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Writer Marilyn Byerly calls Red Sky 'The Magnificent Seven meets the Twilight of the Gods on steroids and uppers.' and the reason was clear. Red Sky has no strong central plot, but is instead a weave of maybe a dozen separate subplots that are constantly interacting with one another and finally climax at a common point.
The book starts out relatively slowly. A girl, Myriad, was wounded in a car crash, but when Death came to take her, she was immune to Death's touch. Later, she realizes that she can see all the creatures of Heaven and Hell, and descends into a mild madness. Her boyfriend, Ares, dies soon after, leaving her pregnant and alone. She gives birth to her first child, then finds a second boyfriend, Taur, who fathers another child seven years later. Both of her children can see the creatures that she can see. Her madness eventually drives Taur over the edge though, and he kills himself. When her children are 14 and 7, Myriad leaves on a quest to kill Death that will end quite successfully.
Myriad's children, Gemstone and Crystal, are left in their mother's shack to fend for themselves. As time passes, orphan girls begin to show up and demand help. Gem overhears one of them talking and realizes that the girl is possessed. She mistakes her sister, though, for Hera--Gem's favorite child and the only one who helps her help the others. In an effort to drive out Mara, the demoness, Gem burns down the house with all of the children inside--except for, ironically, Crystal, who is the vessel for Mara.
Gemstone and Crystal flee the ruins of their house for the forest; it's winter, and they need shelter. When they arrive there, Trinity meets them. Trinity ages the girls and transports them to a rogue camp where the inhabitants can all see the creatures and angels from Heaven and Hell.
There isn't unity in the camp, though--fighting between two sects of the only religion in the camp is on the verge of erupting. Renee is vessel to the Fallen, and unknowingly does the bidding of Mara and Apollyon.
While all of this is going on, there is a spirited interaction between the ranking angels in both Heaven and Hell. A climactic battle is brewing, and both sides are making desperate plays to influence the actions of The Seven in their favor. When The Seven reach the River Styx, Heaven and Hell are at one another's throats, one of their own is trying to destroy them, and destruction looks to be around every corner. To save this world will mean their own deaths; to end it will rebirth it--but they can't know how the world will be on the other side of the river.
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