L.A. Banks captures the past, present and the future with Conquer the Dark!Celeste Jackson, the main character, has no clue as to where this adventure is going to take her. Little does she know but she and the group she has joined are about to take on a task that is beyond belief! Celeste is one of the remaining half human, half Angel with an ability to locate others of her kind. The Angel that has become her protector is Azrael, the Angel of Death. This group of abandoned Angels needs her powers to allow them to return to the Light or spend eternity in the Dark of the mortal realm.
It's 1863, and ten-year- old Jeremy DeGroot is itching to join the Union Army. So he runs away from Old Silas, the brutal man to whom he is indentured. After reaching Washington D. C. by train,he is able to enlist in the 107th New York Volunteer Regiment as a drummer boy; a key player in the Army's communication system. One day, while refilling his canteen at a stream, Jeremy happens to meet Charlie Jackson, a Confederate soldier whom he befriends. They meet again several times throughout the
