Bücher von Jose Serpa

The Architect of the Universe is displeased with the way humans are behaving on Earth. You watch the news on TV. You see what is happening all over the world, the wars, the killing, the corruption and the proliferation of nuclear weapons of mass destruction. There is a total disregard for human life as well as the planet itself... the planet He created. God assembles a conclave to proclaim there will be a Planetary Cleansing and designates Jeremiah Delossantos to be His prophet; the one who will communicate the impending apocalypse to the people of Earth. Jeremiah is a good man, recently retired, who loves to flyfish and play his dreadnought guitar.The Creator summons Carlos, a temporary guardian angel, who has done work for him in the past, and tasks him with guiding and protecting the prophet. This cataclysm will be an all-hands-on deck event requiring the full Choirs of Angels, the Communion of Saints, and the support of the White House, in Washington, D.C.Many will scoff at the notion that the end of times has arrived. Others will claim the prophet is nothing more than a charlatan. Many, as you recall, also laughed at Noah. These disastrous events will be of Biblical proportions. Beware, you've been warned!

Friends and, years later, in-laws, Carlos Rivera and Manny Gonzalez, grow up in a tough South Bronx neighborhood and spend a good part of their youth fighting rival neighborhood kids.With a stroke of luck, the boys learn how to box at the Police Athletic League around the same time Manny starts dating Carlos' sister, Maria. She doesn't care for this "boxing thing" but figures it's better than them getting in trouble on the streets. Fast learners, Carlos and Manny, become undefeated fighters and rise to the top of their weight class.Promoters and boxing fans worldwide clamor for the in-laws to fight, with the winner getting a shot to fight for James "The Assassin" Lewis's title. Fans pack Madison Square Garden to the rafters as the excitement reaches near pandemonium. Both fighters put their friendship aside and agree to fight with everything they have. The bout lives up to the newspaper hype as the friends, now adversaries, go the distance-ten rounds with neither warrior conceding. As the last bell sounds, Carlos collapses in his corner.Everyone in the ring frantically tries to save Carlos. The crowd falls silent.Nine days later, Carlos is gone. But where he ends up changes everything.