The Kingdom of the Damned

About the Book

Working at his first job, Royce “Del-Roy” DelGattabambino discovers how Dr. Morris Massey spoke the truth with his presentation, “What You Are Now Is What You Were When.” Working as a dishwasher at a local diner, Del-Roy is condemned to endure the trials that arise when an American becomes a disposable worker earning minimum wage. The trials which are a rite of passage for America’s teenagers. In doing so, Del-Roy emerges as young man who must come into his own despite all the adversity he will face. Del-Roy’s ultimate fate is to discover how today’s society is the result of the trials he endured; and how we have only ourselves to blame for the world we created…

About the Author

John “J.D.” Loscher holds a Masters Degree in Public Administration and is a Certified Teacher. He served in the United States Air Force and is a veteran of the 1991 Persian Gulf War. His novels, Three Cheers For Father Donovan, along with the epic two-volume narrative, The Bolsheviks, put him at the forefront as an author of historical fiction. He authored the novels The Heart of the Matter, The Pontchartrain Connection, and The Maltese Messiah. He is the dramatist for a highly successful double trilogy. The first trilogy: Coming Out of the Dark, The Black Madonna, and In the Hands of the Gods. The second trilogy: To Slay a Dragon, The Unholy Family, and The Run for the Roses. Writing under the pen name of J.D. Cooper, he wrote the novel Window to the Soul. He is currently hard at work researching and writing his next novel.