Red Sky – Author Intent and Purpose

A Summary for Those Interested in the Heart Behind the Story
By Tim Malone

Discover the author intent and purpose behind RedSkystory.com

Origin and Inspiration

Red Sky began with a spark—a brief but haunting vignette included in Anthony E. Larson’s 1981 book And the Moon Shall Turn to Blood. At just 24 years old, I was struck deeply by the way that text intertwined science, ancient myth, and prophecy into a single narrative thread. It was unlike anything I had read before.

Years later, in 2009, Anthony reached out to me after I praised his work on my blog. He shared something unexpected: his sadness that his books, which had once sold briskly, no longer found traction among Latter-day Saints. I proposed an idea—what if we brought the Prophecy Trilogy to life in fiction? A story that could carry the weight of his cosmological insights through characters, emotion, and drama. He was intrigued. I began writing. But life intervened, and the manuscript sat unfinished.

Now, many years later, after Anthony’s passing in 2018, I’ve felt the need—perhaps even the calling—to return to the project with renewed clarity and maturity. What began as an idea is becoming a novel. And what was once a novel may become a trilogy.

My Purpose in Writing This Book

This book is not just about a rogue planet. It’s about how humanity—especially individuals with fractured faiths and brilliant flaws—responds to a moment when science, myth, and prophecy converge in catastrophic and redemptive ways.

At its core, Red Sky is meant to be:

• A speculative retelling of ancient catastrophe traditions (Velikovsky, Larson, the Exodus account) through the lens of modern science
• An exploration of how scientists, believers, and skeptics each confront signs in the heavens—with fear, denial, or faith
• A story of fractured families and personal redemption, especially between fathers and daughters, old friends and former rivals
• A dramatization of Anthony’s teachings, not through theology but through narrative, so that readers feel the urgency—not just think about it
• A mythic mirror held up to our own time, asking: If the sky turned red tomorrow, who would we trust? What would we believe?

✒️ My Goal as a Writer

My aim is not just to entertain, but to invite wonder—to reawaken the same sense of cosmic mystery and divine choreography I felt when I first read Anthony’s work.

I hope to:

• Show that faith and science do not need to be enemies
• Depict the tension between institutions and inspired individuals
• Weave a narrative that unifies prophecy, physics, and personal sacrifice
• Offer a literary bridge between Restoration cosmology and universal spiritual questions

Where It’s Going

Book One (Red Sky) is the setup: the warning signs, the assembling of key characters, the unraveling of certainty. It ends with the characters realizing the world is about to change forever—and they must decide how to respond.

Book Two (tentative: Red Earth) will center on the planetary encounter itself—the celestial “Passover” event, global upheaval, and the breakdown of governments, technology, and systems of control. It will explore the price of survival and the formation of new alliances.

Book Three (tentative: Redemption Sky) will focus on what comes after: spiritual rebirth, new governance, and prophetic fulfillment. It will ask: Who endured? Who changed? And what kind of world shall we build after judgment has passed?

❤️ Why This Matters to Me—and to Us

Though my creative work leans toward spiritual apocalyptic fiction, and Carol’s toward historical romance, we both write about people—their hearts, their losses, their hopes. In Red Sky, I’m trying to do something bold and deeply personal: to bring back a forgotten cosmology, to honor a friend (Anthony), and to write a story that matters—a story that might still be true, even if it’s fiction.

And just maybe, it will stir something in readers who have forgotten to look up.

If you want to get started at the beginning, try the Introductory Chapter to Book One.