“BEYOND THE HORIZON”

About the Book

Beyond the Horizon is about a young man's search for himself and his purpose in life. The book takes place in the future after a nuclear holocaust was released upon the world. After the death of his mother, Jessica, Miles goes in search of his father, John, who had not returned to their village after several years. He starts out his adventure with his large dog, A-len. Miles rescues the beautiful Sara from some grotesque man-creatures. While exploring this primordial world, they have many adventures which include evil shape-shifters, witches that practice the dark arts, monster rats, and the dreaded demon beasts. As they travel on together, Sara and Miles become very close and Miles begins to have feelings that he doesn't understand. They also learn to continue to seek what is Beyond the Horizon.

About the Author

John Whalen was born in Oswego, New York. He was the middle child of 12 children from the different marriages of both parents. John graduated from Mexico Academy High School in 1967. Then, in 1997, he went to the Oswego University and received his Masters Degree in Education. He has 3 children, 1 boy and 2 girls from a previous marriage, all of whom he is proud of the way they turned out. His son, Johnny, is in the Office of Naval Intelligence now stationed in Hawaii with his son Kalani. My youngest daughter, Sara, has 2 beautiful children, Rebekah and Brian. John quit teaching to take care of his beautiful wife Linda, who died of cancer on September 12, 2012. His step-son, Tommy Scott Jr., lives with him as they take care of each other.