I'm delighted to welcome Randy C. Dockens to the blog today as part of the blog tour for ERABON PROPHECY TRILOGY, the exciting new Christian Scifi.
Dr. Randy C. Dockens has a fascination with science and with the Bible, holds Ph.D. degrees in both areas, and is a man not only of faith and science, but also of creativity. He believes that faith and science go hand in hand without being enemies of each other.
After completing his bachelor’s degree in pharmacy from Auburn University he went on to graduate school at Auburn and completed his first doctorate degree in Pharmaceutics. He began his scientific career as a pharmacokinetic reviewer for the Food and Drug Administration and later joined a leading pharmaceutical company as a pharmacokineticist, which is a scientist who analyzes how the human body affects drugs after they have been administered (i.e, absorbed, distributed, metabolized, and excreted).
Through the years, he has worked on potential medicines within several disease areas, including cardiovascular, fibrosis, and immunoscience to seek and develop new and novel medicines in these therapy areas.
He has also had his attention on the academic study of the Bible. He earned a second doctorate in Biblical Prophecy from Louisiana Baptist University after receiving a master’s degree in Jewish Studies from the Internet Bible Institute under the tutelage of Dr. Robert Congdon.
Randy has recently retired from his pharmaceutical career and is spending even more time on his writing efforts. He has written several books that span dystopian, end-time prophecy, science fiction, and uniquely told Bible stories. All of his books, while fun to read, are futuristic, filled with science to give them an authentic feel, have a science fiction feel to them, and allow one to learn some aspect of Biblical truth one may not have thought about before. This is all done in a fast-paced action format that is both entertaining and provides a fun read to his readers.
Randy’s latest books are in the Christian science fiction series, ERABON PROPHECY TRILOGY.
You can visit his website at www.RandyDockens.com or connect with him on Twitter, Facebook and Goodreads.
10 Things You Might Not Know About Erabon Prophecy Trilogy
1.
One
of the main themes of this trilogy is unity through diversity. Each of the
alien clans look remarkably different from each other. Yet they must unite for
their future to be as promised to them by their deity, Erabon.
2.
A
second main theme of this trilogy is God is God everywhere. The main character,
Nuke, is originally stunned by this revelation as the Myeemian culture is so
vastly different from his own. Yet, Ti’sulh, one of the Myeemian leaders,
states that she is surprised he is surprised at this revelation because if God
created the whole universe and truth comes from him, then that same truth would
reside throughout his universe.
3.
Each
alien clan has only one piece of the puzzle of how they are to return to their
deity, Erabon. Yet they treat their piece of the puzzle as the entire puzzle.
They don’t seem to realize they are missing an understanding and revelation
about their deity they have not considered. Each clan must realize their bias
and overcome that issue for unity of worship of Erabon to occur across all
clans. Unification can come no other way.
4.
Each
clan has a hard time accepting that Nuke, not only an outsider but an
off-worlder, can help or understand anything about their culture or their
deity. In each case, Nuke must perform some type of miracle for these clans to
realize Erabon has appointed Nuke to lead the way back to unification of the
clans and the return of Erabon.
5.
Randy
came up with the names of each planet due to the meaning of the name in Hebrew
or in Greek. Myeem, the water planet, comes from the Hebrew word, mayim, for
water. Eremia, the desert planet, comes from the Greek word erios for desert.
Sharab, the fire planet, comes from the Hebrew word, sharab, for scorched land.
Ramah, the mountainous planet, comes from the Hebrew word, ramah, for height.
Qerach, the ice planet, comes from the Hebrew word, qerach, for ice crystals or
frost. Aphia, the air planet, comes from a combination of two Hebrew words:
aph, meaning nose, and iah which is a suffix that often means God. Technically,
that would mean “God’s nose” but air would come from that, so I felt it still
apropos.
6.
In
Hebrew, the name erabon means “to pledge.” As these alien clans’ deity was
pledged to return to them if they reunited, it seemed Erabon was an appropriate
name for their deity.
7.
The
main character, Nuke, always felt different from others because of his skin’s
unusual ability to conduct electricity. Yet this characteristic allowed him to
accomplish amazing things on these alien worlds. For example, hydrolyze water
into hydrogen and oxygen so he can breathe oxygen under water, create lightning
in a dust storm, or control another animal or human by placing his hands on
their temples. These feats allowed him to fulfill designated prophecies these
alien cultures believed about one coming who would do such things and assist
them in getting ready for the return of Erabon.
8.
Nuke
is attracted to the Myeemian, Ti’sulh, but doesn’t know if he should pursue a
relationship with her due to them being so different from each other in
physiology, background, and culture. This is tied to the theme of unity through
diversity. While it can be achieved, the ramification of doing so needs to be
considered.
9.
As
Nuke experiences these alien cultures which were so out of his ordinary, he had
to consider if the interstellar gate accident caused him to be in a coma rather
than flinging him all alone into the far reaches of the universe. He had to
decide if his mind was creating these experiences even though they felt so
real, or if he was indeed permanently so far from home and needed to embrace
his fate.
10.
Nuke
at first thought these clans less advanced than humans, yet he found their
technology to be far superior to what human civilization had developed. He
found it odd that they used their advanced technology more for community
benefit than for personal gain. It was another cultural difference he had to
get used to accepting.
Although tense at first, he finds these aliens think he is the forerunner to the return of their deity and has been charged with reuniting the clans living on six different planets. What is stranger to him still is that while everything seems so foreign from anything he has ever experienced, there is an element that also feels extremely familiar.
He has to gain the trust from each alien clan and demonstrate through various acts that he is the one they have been waiting for so each culture can fully accept him and follow him. But for the aliens to accept him as the prophet to their deity, Erabon, he has to first accept it and believe it himself.
Book Information
Release Dates: Book One: Myeem: 23-Dec-2020
Book Two: Sharab: 06-Apr-2021
Book Three: Qerach: 01-Oct-2021
Publisher: Carpenter’s Son Publishing
Number of pages: Myeem/271; Sharab/249; Qerach/347
Link to books on Amazon:
Book One: Myeem: Amazon.com: Myeem: Book One of the Erabon Prophecy Trilogy (Erabon Prophecy Trilogy, 1): 9781952025129: Randy C Dockens: Books
Book Two: Sharab: Sharab: Book Two of the Erabon Prophecy Trilogy (Erabon Prophecy Trilogy, 2): Dockens, Randy C: 9781952025136: Amazon.com: Books
Book Three: Qerach: Qerach: Book Three of the Erabon Prophecy Trilogy (Erabon Prophecy Trilogy, 3): Dockens, Randy C: 9781952025143: Amazon.com: Books
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