Aravene is the third novel (The Cycle- 2002 The Silence- 2009) chronicling the epic battle of Reverend Frank Carson against the insidious seemingly indestructible force that is The Specter and the people who suffer in his wake of destruction. A love between two childhood friends is torn apart by drugs. A man scorned for his handicap attempts to reconnect with the family he has left. A young man stands on the outside of his own Christian community confused and crying for help. Reverend Carson finds love in the midst of spiritual and physical famine setting the stage for his deadliest most profound encounter with The Specter yet.