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Today we're featuring Heidi Skarie, a prolific and talented writer of the Star Rider series. Not only are her stories intriguing and heart-pounding, but Heidi has interwoven spiritual themes that fascinated me. See what she has to say, below!
HEIDI SKARIE - THE SPIRITUAL ASPECTS OF THE STAR RIDER SERIES
Aaron suggested I write about the spiritual aspects of the Star Rider Series. The first book in the series, Star Rider on the Razor’s Edge, came to me in a series of six dreams. I wasn’t a novelist at the time; the story was the impetus that sparked my interest in writing. After that first novel, the next six books poured in like a river flowing into the ocean.
The series is science fiction and a cross between Star Wars and Outlander. Like Star Wars my heroes tap into a force that I call the sound current or Eternal Life Stream. This Life Force is comparable to what Christians call the Holy Spirit.
The series is also like Star Wars in that the characters are embroiled in an interplanetary war between a totalitarian empire and freedom fighters.
The story is like Outlander in that it deals with loving relationships in two generations of characters. Both series explore the many aspects of love, marriage, and sacrifices. Outlander explores the idea of time travel whereas the Star Rider series takes place in a futuristic world in another galaxy.
The main character in the first three books is Toemeka Ganti. She follows the Ancient Path of Light and Sound, can communicate telepathically, and travel out of the body into heavenly worlds. She marries a man who becomes the spiritual leader of the Ancient Path.
Toemeka’s son, Baymond, is the main character in the next two books and an important character in the last two. In my latest book, Heir to Jaipar, the seventh book in the series, Baymond, who has mystical abilities, travels to a distant planet to do missionary work. The evil galactic ruler captures him. His close friend Everette and Everette’s wife Morisa, set off on a dangerous mission to rescue Baymond and his family.
Heir to Jaipar explores the themes of unconditional love, death, courage, and loyalty. The insights into life and spiritual aspects set it apart from other science fiction books.
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