Capstone Fiction
Antony Barone
Shadow in the Dark
The First book in The Chronicles of Xan
A shadow moved toward them...quiet and ominous. A frightened voice cried, “What is it?”
Bandits attack a medieval village. A young boy is injured and loses his memory. He wakes up at a Benedictine monastery and is given the name Xan—short for Alexander.
But when the monastery is raided and a monk is accused of a violent crime, Xan must uncover the truth. Could the raid be related to the one that destroyed his village? And what about the shadowy figure Xan has seen lurking on the abbey grounds at night?
“A brisk-moving and suspenseful tale...Barone has penned a masterpiece.” DAN FLAHERTY, The Scholar
“This could be the future standard for sound adolescent literature!” LEO MADIGAN, The Weka-Feather Cloak
The Haunted Cathedral
The Second in the Chronicles of Xan series
Darkness crept through the stone alleys of the medieval town. On a grassy hilltop, an ancient castle overlooked a massive stone cathedral in the center of the city. In the mist outside that great church, two boys whispered.
“It’s her, Arthur!” the younger one hissed urgently through chapped lips.
“The ghost?” the other asked skeptically. “You’re squirrel-brained!”
Inside, an eerie light shone through the cathedral’s red stained glass, like a glowing ember in a hearth. It moved from one window to the next, slowly and smoothly….
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Antony Barone
ANTONY BARONE (“Tony”), a major in the United States Air Force, served as both a firefighter and military intelligence officer prior to completing his law degree at the University of Florida and entering the Air Force Judge Advocate General’s Corps.
As a prosecutor and defense attorney, he has presented hundreds of written and oral arguments before military courts-martial, the Air Force Court of Criminal Appeals, and the Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces. He has also taught law at the U.S. Air Force Academy and published law-related articles in America magazine and various professional journals.
Shadow in the Dark and The Haunted Cathedral are the first two books in his inspirational fiction series for young adults, The Chronicles of Xan.
As parents of five children, Tony and his wife, Alisa, have been involved in home-schooling for over a decade. He has worked with youth through church ministry, home-school groups, Boy Scouts, and pro-life activities.
For more information on Antony Barone and The Chronicles of Xan series:
www.chroniclesofxan.com