Jerome Matiyas is a graphic/visual designer by profession and has a Bachelor of Science degree in Information Technology-Software Emphasis, with several IT certifications. Born and raised in the festive Caribbean twin-island Republic of Trinidad & Tobago, Jerome has been residing in the Washington DC Tri-State area (DMV) of the U.S.A. since 1998. From a very young age, he has had a love and passion for art, history, films, music, and cultures.Jerome has a special interest in Biblical studies in scripture, archeology, and ancient writings. He has a passion for Ethiopian and Eritrean culture, history, art, and people. He also loves sci-fi and fantasy movies, books, American and Japanese animation (anime), comic books and graphic novels. All of these interests culminate into the making of the Mekonnen Epic Series. Get the first novel in the series, Mekonenn: The Warrior from Aksum, part 1, now available on Amazon.com in paperback and kindle. Expect more illustrated novels in the series in the future. It's an inspirational, historical, fantasy adventure set in the medieval kingdoms of Ethiopia and Eritrea, in the highlands of the Horn of Africa, where a young warrior name Mekonnen is thrust into an epic battle of Light versus Darkness. He must embark on a perilous quest to find parts of the Armor of God, which includes the powerful Sword of Light, (as described in Ephesians chapter 6: 11 -18) He must also understand how to uses the armor and weapons effectively, and the ways to defeat the Armies of Darkness driven by nefarious powers, dark assassins, and creatures from the Abyss, as written in the mysteries of the Ancient Oracles. Imagine the Lord of the Rings, The Chronicles of Narnia, and King Arthur legends, then put an original story inspired by ancient and medieval Ethiopia and Eritrean culture, history, and legends, with biblical concepts and principles throughout, then you have a formula for this Mekonnen Epic Series! If that's your cup of tea then you must check this out! www.mekonnenepic.com.Read more about this authorRead less about this author