Introduction

[John]

Eighteen month ago, the earth survived a comet strike. Famine, economic depression, and soaring crime rates rode in on its tail. While the government scrambles for solutions, Gina Applegate vlogs about college life and current events. God doesn’t figure large in her life. Nonetheless, Gina thinks she’s a pretty good person—until the prophesied event known as the Illumination of Conscience gives her a glimpse of hell, shaking her fragile faith. As the world slips deeper into darkness, the gulf between the godly and the godless widens, leaving no middle ground. Gina must choose a side.

Inspired by scripture and private revelations of the saints.

Before the comet comes, many nations, the good excepted, will be scourged by want and famine. The great nation in the ocean that is inhabited by people of different tribes and descent will be devastated by earthquake, storm, and tidal wave. It will be divided and, in great part, submerged . . . For in none of those cities does a person live according to the Laws of God. A powerful wind will rise in the North, carrying heavy fog and the densest dust, and it will fill their throats and eyes so that they will cease their butchery and be stricken with a great fear. —Saint Hildegard (12th Century)

Comet Dust is written from a Christian-Catholic worldview, but the characters live in a modern culture on a downward spiral. Expect some strong language, sexual situations, and violence. For ages 16 and up.
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C.D. Verhoff graciously provided the questions for this month's discussion and has agreed to answer questions we may have.

[Fonch]

I have read the first chapter. The comet is really interesting. It would not be the first time that a comet could destroy the life in the Earth, because one of the Theories said the Dinosaurs disappeared because of a comet crashed with the Earth, and it is good related with the signals of the Apocalypse.
It is very interesting the reflections of the author with the Neuist. It is not a childish comment the posibility of a Third World War. The Pope rancis said we suffered a third world war for stages, or laps. Although if we had a Third World War Europe would lose the War for the get old of the population, the low birth, and for the peaceful theories. Europe would fall as a mature fruit against the muslims. It is interesting to compare this with the truece who reached Julian Felsenburgh in "The Lord of World". Julian Felsenburgh obtained the power, because he avoided a war between the western countries, and Asian countries. It is interesting compared with other dystopias "A Brave new world" and "666" was written by Hugo Wast from Argentina.
Yesterday i wrote to Manuel Alfonseca telling my impressions about a World Goverment, without ideology, which will obtain the popular support. This goverment would defend the religion of the mankind, and only supports the religion who accept this state. I also i said to Manuel Alfonseca, that might exist satanic religion. That it was a column of this future goverment.