When I began working on my novels, The Twilight Saint and The Midnight Queen, its sequel, I was deeply
inspired by a trip I took to Chichen Itza in Mexico. I had heard that the Mayans predicted that
the world would end on December 21, 2012, but I didn’t know much more about the
prophecy other than that it existed. My
visit to Chichen Itza deepened my knowledge of these prophecies and inspired me
to begin writing about a world after the apocalypse. Chichen Itza is one of the most monumental of
a series of Mayan ruins in the Yucatan area. Its beauty and size are awe
inspiring. Its history is fascinating. During my trip, we were lead through the
sprawling ruins of the fallen city by an amazingly knowledgeable Mayan guide
that explained Mayan prophecy to us.
According to our guide, Mayan history came in phases and that the ruins
were in layers depending on their period of origin. There were the Olmec,
Toltec, and Classical Mayan phases represented in the ruins of Chichen Itza,
none of which were surviving when the first Europeans set foot on the shores of
the New World.
One of the most fascinating things our guide explained to us
about the Mayans had to do with the 2012 apocalyptic prophecy. At the time we travelled,
the 2012 prophecy was far less well known and no one expected to hear anything
about it. Our guide told us that the Mayan calendar was cyclical and that the
Mayan's believed that the world was born and died many times. He talked about
the last apocalypse. He said that it was an apocalypse of water and that the
earth was covered in a great flood. He said that when that age, the age of
water, was brought to an end by the flood a new age was born, an age of fire.
We are now in the age of fire. In 2012 our age of fire will end in fire and an
age of ether will be born. The end of the world will also be the beginning of a
new world.
In my book, The
Twilight Saint, it is the end of the age of ether. In the second book in the series, The Midnight Queen, the age of ether is
ending. In the last book in the series,
the new age will be born. The world has ended and been reborn many times and it
is going to end again. The post-apocalyptic
landscape that is seen in my novels is filled with the ruins of our civilization. Scholars study us as we now study the
Mayans. The cycle of life has come and
gone again. It has been thousands of
years since the end of our world and the new world is about to end and be born
again.
Post-Apocalyptic Fantasy / Dystopian
Title: The Midnight Queen (Sequel to The Twilight Saint)
Author - Jessica Penot
Date Published: Nov 23, 2012
Synopsis:
Aiela has spent her entire life sheltered from the world. Her only dream has been to escape
the quiet island life she's know and find adventure in the world outside. After the death of her
mother, Aeila escapes to the University, a world filled with technological wonders and exotic
people. But her own history is dark and the secrets behind her birth may destroy everything that
hold Aiella together.
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Jessica Penot
Author Bio:
I am a therapist and writer who lives in Alabama with my three corgis, children, husband, and other strange creatures. My short stories have been published in numerous literary magazines and anthologies including CSM, Summer Gothic, Bound By Blood, and Outer Darkness. I have ghost story columns in theValley Planet and White Cat Magazine where I share my love for ghost stories that send shivers down your spine and keep you up at night. I also share my passion for all things ghostly and haunted at my blog, ghost stories and haunted places.
I am currently working on my next Haunted America Book for History Press, Haunted South Alabama. Follow me at my blog to learn about the ghost stories I am chasing and collecting for this fascinating addition to Haunted America. I'm also workng on the next book in my Circe series. The demon is awake and waiting for my new heroine in the swamps of Southern Alabama. Click Here to Follow My Blog!
You can contact me at jessica.penot@gmail.com
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