The One
Authors: Edward Miller and J.B. Manas
Release: November 16, 2023
Tagline: A Sci-Fi Thriller
Publisher: Somerton Press
Genre: Science Fiction, Technology
ASIN0: B0CNJGQZ98
Main Character(s): Luke Remington, Cassandra Denton, Ariella Denton
Synopsis: After losing his wife and daughter, Navy Chaplain Luke Remington encounters a crisis of faith and reinvents himself as an elite Navy SEAL sniper. When Luke’s first overwatch assignment at a controversial UN Summit is disrupted by an all-powerful figure claiming to be Jesus, things get weird—especially when the crowd starts vanishing by the hundreds.
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Quotes and Lines
Ironically, he didn’t think of himself as particularly religious–admittedly an odd thought for a pastor–but serving people was another story. If he could help other people find meaning through his efforts, then it was a venture worth sticking with.
He’d always felt there were four kinds of people in the world: healers, inspirers, followers, and fighters.
“You have to trust me, Luke. I don’t have all the answers now. But I will.”
“Let’s say I do try to help, whatever form that takes. Do we win?”
“I don’t know, she said. “I only that that if you don’t help, we’ll lose.”
“I’m thinking Mauricce Chevalier was right when he sung that damn line.”
“What line’s that?” said Luke.
“Thank Heaven for Little Girls.”
“It is more important than ever,” said Kersius, “that you desist from your petty squabbles, power struggles, and wars over territory and resources. Move away from harsh judgements and toward empathy and understanding. Turn conflict into conversation. Heal your planet. And have a strong global police force to eliminate violence. If you do not, then there will come a time–and it could come sooner rather than later–that the Earth will no longer be subject to the care of humans.”