The Epics Collection: Bible-Inspired Epic Poetry in the Style of Dante, Shakespeare, and Homer

By Abdiel LeRoy

Three Bible-Inspired Tales...

1. Elijah

Israel. 9th-century BC. Jezebel has killed the true prophets of the Lord, and Elijah must flee her wrath...

" 'It is enough now, Lord, I can no more, '
And lays his head upon the desert floor.
"Now take my life " he whispers as he peers
Up to the leaves whose flittering shadows play
Across his sun-seared countenance..."

But he is not alone. Embraced by a shapeshifting goddess, and counseled by a great angel, he is empowered to call down fire from Heaven.

Occasionally raunchy, but always reverent, LeRoy has crafted a visionary work of 12 chapters that recalls the majesty of Milton's Paradise Lost, the epic sweep of Homer's Iliad and Odyssey, and the imagination of Dante's Divine Comedy.

"Fun, interesting, and entertaining, with elements of a heroic quest, pure fantasy, and sexy romance."
Karen Siddall

2. Jezebel's Lament

Jezebel. Yes, that Jezebel. Royal whore. Killer of prophets. Seducer of priests.

Or so history remembers her, but in this first-person account, Jezebel delivers a spirited and witty response to the Elijah fan club. She is not Israel's harlot queen, she insists, but virgin bride, not murderer but moderate, and certainly not the villain in her battle with that "unkempt, fire-and-brimstone" prophet Elijah then with his "whoreson" successor, Elisha.

Believe her or not, you will certainly admit she makes a seductive case.

"An epic tale, Biblically based, but with considerable writer's freedom that makes the book wholly entertaining."
San Francisco Review of Books

3. Obama's Dream

The angel who ministered unto Elijah is back, this time to visit the White House in 2015. There, he confronts Obama with his crimes of empire, along with the devil whispering in the president's ear.

In this second epic poem of the series, Obama is taken to the original signing of Magna Carta where he meets an ancient philosopher and is schooled in the Constitution. Next, he is flung before the throne of Heaven and its four great seraph guardians, to learn what fate awaits his soul.

Ministering spirits attend him, spectacular scenes await him, but will he receive mercy or judgment before the throne of the Most High?

"This is the fourth book by Abdiel LeRoy that I've reviewed, and hands down, uncontested, it is far and away the most hilarious of the four "
William Mortensen Vaughan

"A new realm of reading."
#1 Author, Top-20 of 2018, Amy's Bookshelf Reviews.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B086PPHQD3
• ISBN13: 9798633662092
• Release Date: April 2020
• Publisher: Independently Published
• Length: 330 Pages
• Weight: 0.92 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.5" x 8.5"