About the Author

William H. Drinkard, an Alabama native, is a life long SF addict and novice SF writer. His main interest is SF novels with realistic alien cultures. He collects old books and first editions (non-SF, mostly 18th & 19th century works); he also collects Pre-Colombian Art and Middle-Eastern artifacts. He is the outgoing Chairman of the Alabama Historical Commission, which has charge of the State Capitol plus many of the state's historical sites. In his multifaceted life, he has been the VP of an advertising agency, a politician, hospital administrator, and real estate developer. He now operates a consulting business. Drinkard earned a BS at Auburn University and a MBA at Jacksonville State University. Elom is his first novel.

Reviews

"*"Shifting romantic entanglements, team dynamics, and personal growth keep the human level interesting... Drinkard unfolds a world more complicated than it first appears." - Publishers Weekly"

Geerna, a young Ice Age woman, is transported by a bright light during her womanhood ceremony to a strange world called Elom. That is the result of the First Judgment. Eons later, as the people of Elom strive to follow Geerna's Law, news comes to them of a Second Judgment--and a group of six unique individuals are chosen as the champions of humanity. Their journey takes them to another world, one known to them from ancient legends. Former Alabama state senator Drinkard's first novel combines the prehistoric fantasy of Jean Auel's The Clan of the Cave Bear with tales of alien abduction to produce a unique dramatic exposition on the course of human civilization and its likely future. Though this is primarily a novel of ideas, the characters stand out as individuals rather than mouthpieces. A good choice for larger sf or alternate history collections. Copyright 2008 Reed Business Information.