"The Road to Calvary" completes J.L. Byers' journey into the "Broken World."

Burbank, CA June, 28, 2006 –

Five years ago J. L. Byers hit the literary scene with "Broken World" a small but remarkable tale of a devastating cataclysm on the eve of the millennium. The story followed Jesse Christensen, a stigmatic and his followers as they attempted to survive in the ruins of civilization and evade an ancient evil that threatened to destroy them all. The sales were phenomenal for a first time author and the long awaited sequel, "The Road to Calvary" has finally arrived.

Picking up 25 years after the events of "Broken World," "The Road to Calvary" revolves around Jesse's daughter Sarah, as she begins to understand abilities that far surpass her father's. The world the survivors created has become a utopian society but that is all threatened when Kris, Jesse's nemesis from "Broken World" returns, her true identity revealed. Her goal is nothing short of total annihilation; control over the broken world first then the whole world and most importantly, the death of Sarah Christensen.

Other books expanding on the themes Byers presented came on the heels of "Broken World" (most notably "The Da Vinci Code") and while that book focused on the exploration of history and the survivors of the cataclysm learning to live with those secrets, "The Road to Calvary” is an entirely new direction. Focusing on the human element of someone learning she is the product of that union invokes the mood of Kazantzakis' "Last Temptation of Christ." The history lessons don’t bog the tale down but rather serve to further the events in the story. Something "Road to Calvary" brings that “Broken World" lacked was action. The story culminates with an Armageddon-like battle of epic proportions that brings this dramatic and powerful saga to a close.

"The Road to Calvary" is a triumphant return to the literary scene for J.L. Byers and a tale that resonates with students of history, theology and readers everywhere.