PAUL JOHNSTON

Paul Johnston

Author Paul Johnston has always enjoyed imagining and telling stories of magic and of heroes who overcome incredible odds to save the day. Having spent countless hours immersed in the created worlds of other authors, he has long dreamed of sharing his own worlds in return. With the Darkness Falls Trilogy—which began as a single short story before expanding into what it has become—he hopes his readers will also enjoy removing themselves from our technology-filled world for a time and embracing the magic instead.

Johnston currently lives in Kingston, Ontario, with his wife, three cats, and a dog, where he enjoys reading, writing, doing pencil sketches, working with wood, collecting stones, and Wicca.

Rayne Comes

book 1 of the Darkness Falls Trilogy

In a mythical world of shapeshifters, goddesses, swords, and sorcery, Con, a lone warrior, has spent generations protecting an ancient and deposed royal bloodline, but he’s always known that there would come a time when his protection would no longer be enough. That time has finally come. In a bid to restore the bloodline to the throne, and save mankind, he’ll have to take on Lilith, an evil queen whose dark magics have been allowed to spread their influence and control for far too long. It will take a very special kind of strength to stand against her, but Con is far from helpless.

His soul has long been host to a separate entity, Vel, a powerfully magical creature who can manifest in times of need, becoming Convel, with the heart and mind of both and the body of huge black wolf. Their combined power and guile will soon be put to the ultimate test if they are to have any hope at all of stopping Lilith and saving humanity … even while protecting a dark secret of their own—one that could easily destroy it all.

Reviews

It was easy to get caught up in the story of Rayne and Con/Vel. It was a pleasure to journey thru Rayne’s life so far, anxiously awaiting book 2 — Amazon Reader.

This is an excellent read! Once I started I could not put it down without a great deal of self control. I loved it and am looking forward to the next book in the series! -- Goodreads Reader.

Really good read, quite a thrill ride and full of action, was hard to put down. I can hardly wait for the next one. -- Goodreads Reader.

“Those that fail to learn from history are doomed to repeat it”. Winston Churchill.

The author spins a web of literary alchemy. The Antihero “Con” is blessed/cursed with great powers and has spent millennia making amends for the wrongs he has done. I followed the breadcrumbs created by Paul Johnston, never disappointed. Right from the beginning, a cast of characters some despised and some endeared, but don’t get attached to them all, some fall by the wayside as the author ruthlessly kills them off to advance the plot. I will be anxiously waiting for the second installment of his trilogy. Thanks Paul. -- Amazon Reader.