To Fight What Others Can’t You Must See What Others Don’t After an accident left him temporarily blind, Drew Carter didn’t just regain his sight. He now sees what others can’t imagine–an entire spiritual realm of mighty beings at war.   Forget the gift, Drew just wants his life back. Part of that involves Sydney Carlyle, a woman he is inexplicably drawn to. When he’s offered the chance to become a CIA agent, it seems the way to redeem his past. The only problem–his visions of the supernatural realm are increasing in frequency.   It’s up to the warrior angel Validus and his hand-picked team of heavenly agents to protect the unbelieving Drew. Validus now knows that the young man is at the epicenter of a global spiritual war, and the angels must use a millennia of battle experience keep Drew alive, for the Fallen want him dead.   Surrounded by spiritual warriors and targeted by demons, Drew’s faced with an impossible decision that will forever alter the destiny of America...and his own soul. Chuck Black is the author of more than a dozen novels, including the popular Kingdom Series and The Knights of Arrethtrae series. As a design engineer, he’s invented or co-invented 11 patented construction products and spent eight years in the Air Force traveling the world as a tactical combat communications engineer and an F-16 fighter pilot. Chuck and his wife, Andrea, have six children and live in North Dakota. A note from CHUCK BLACK    This is a speculative work of fiction not intended to confuse or diminish the truth of God’s holy and inspired Word. Where the Bible is silent, I have taken literary freedom to construct a fictional account of the angels of heaven and their association and interaction with each other and with humanity. The in- tent of this book is, through fiction, to open our eyes to the reality of spiritual warfare as described in Scripture. I have made every attempt not to contradict the Bible in any way but rather to use it as a foundation upon which to inspire serious contemplation  about our eternity and ultimately to give honor and glory to God. The Readers Guide that follows will carefully delineate the truth of God’s Word from the fiction of this story. Please take the time to read and understand it so that there is no confusion regarding solid biblical doctrine.   CAst of CHArACters      Drew Carter                 main human character Validus                       main angel character, last angel created   Humans Sydney Carlyle              main female character Kathryn Carter             Drew’s mother Jake Blanchard            Drew’s mentor & stepfather Benjamin Berg               friend of Drew Carter; technical genius Piper                              member of Ben’s tech team Ridge                             member of Ben’s tech team Crypt                             member of Ben’s tech team Jester                              member of Ben’s tech team Thomas Reed                 FBI agent Mr. Ross                     mysterious observer Aashif Hakeem Jabbar     leader of the Islamic Global Alliance (IGA)   Validus’s Warriors Persimus                     gifted at human translation Sason     gifted at mass translation Jayt       gifted at weapons Brumak                      gifted at strength Crenshaw        gifted at prophecy Rake  gifted at speed   Guardian Tren                           assigned with Validus to protect Drew Carter   Archangels Michael                      leader of the Warrior Order Gabriel                       leader of the Messenger Order Raphael                      second to Gabriel in the Messenger Order     Angel Commanders Danick                       general of the second-generation of warrior angels Brandt                       great leader of first- and second-generation warriors   Fallen Commanders Niturni                       former close friend of Validus Zurock                       a regional commander on the West Coast Tinsalik Barob              rebel Fallen     Interrogation         Drew Carter sat in a white room on a white chair in front of a white table. His hands were handcuffed to a bar in the middle of the table. A hundred images and emotions flashed through his mind. He had saved Sydney, Shana, and Micah, but he was worried for Reverend Ray Branson. No one would tell him anything about the reverend’s condition. He cringed at the thought that the kindest man he had ever known might be dead . . . dead be- cause of him. Drew tried to clear his mind. It took a few moments, but slowly he pushed his emotions down. He closed his eyes and welcomed the serenity of the room. His entire body sighed at the reprieve from a constantly overloaded sensory system. It was the first time since that fateful accident in the lab at Drayle Uni- versity that he didn’t have to concentrate on filtering out all the stimuli of a chaotic world. Though still too bright, the white room with its a