The Stonemetal Gate: Black Moon Falling: Book One (The Citadel)

By Kenneth I. Altman

Welcome to the first book in the Black Moon Falling Trilogy of The Citadel Series:The planet Earth is targeted, a pawn in a war humanity knows nothing about.On the hottest night of the year, Matthew Cove is woken in the dead of night with an unnatural chill and premonition. Compelled to discover its source, he soon finds that he has been given an otherworldly invitation. With his son, Alex, and a group of trusted friends, Matt starts on a journey that will lead to a terrible truth, and place upon him a responsibility too great to bear alone. They will need to band together and learn the secrets of the Citadel if they are to save humanity from extinction.Meanwhile, an unseen enemy is working to end their fight before it begins. A dark assassin, Brother Balak, has been sent on a collision course with the Cove Family. He is struggling with his own demons and a power he doesn't understand and cannot control; believing the only way to find peace is to destroy the man who may be the last hope for the human race.The Citadel Series is, at its core, about ordinary people given extraordinary tasks in an impossible situation. Through unnatural dangers and hardships, sabotage and betrayals, these people will need to navigate a way from being a pawn in a game of war, to taking control of the entire board. They will need to learn about what makes humans special, and dangerous, to those who would save them and those who would do them harm. In the end, the Earth may not be saved. But whether humanity suffers or thrives will be up to the resilience of a handful of brave, ordinary people.And the End of the world is just the beginning. The series will begin with the first trilogy, Black Moon Falling, starting with "The Stonemetal Gate", continuing with "The Hall of Nations" and ending with "The Last World War".

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1503258106
• ISBN13: 9781503258105
• Release Date: April 2015
• Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
• Length: 544 Pages
• Weight: 1.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.0" x 1.2" x 6.0"