"None Shines More Brightly"

About the Book

In Judea, during the reign of the madman King Herod the Great, magi from the east traveled to Jerusalem in search of a "Child of Promise." Since the star they were following no longer appeared in the heavens, they sought Herod's counsel in locating the child. What then ensues is an intriguing but horrifying story of genocide and sibling rivalry for Herod's throne. All the resulting malevolence is instigated by Herodias, the wicked, demon-possessed daughter-in-law of the king, who, as Satan's pawn, implements a way to bring about the demise of John the Baptist, the precursor of the Messiah, in an attempt to forestall Jesus's ministry.

About the Author

John Fuja and his wife, Mary Ann, live in West Chicago, Illinois. This is the author's second novel in a proposed trilogy and is a sequel to his book "Favored" (Byron Arts Publishing). Like his first novel, John's second is filled with Jewish culture and traditions. It presents a behind the scenes look at family life in Israel during the first century AD. His book attempts to explain how Jesus and John the Baptist could live in anonymity until both men began their public lives at the age of thirty.