Rhine Toledo lives in a Post-Apocalyptic world of scorching sun and jagged earth. By some miraculous intervention of fate he made it across the endless sand dunes and has arrived in a place no one knew existed: Pillar’s Shadow, a place unlike any he’s seen before.Pillars ShadowRhine Toledo lives in a Post-Apocalyptic world of scorching sun and jagged earth. By some miraculous intervention of fate he made it across the endless sand dunes and has arrived in a place no one knew existed: Pillar’s Shadow, a place unlike any he’s seen before. The people there climb the Pillar: a steep mountain that shoots up from the sand. They climb it to discover the secret of the Pillar and the secret of the mysterious lights that appear at its peak every night. Pillar's Shadow is a post-apocalyptic science fiction story.

Post-Apocalyptic short about a man named Rhine Toledo who lives in a harsh and neglected world. He survives by leading a group of bandits, stealing from whoever enters the canyon country they live in.Post-Apocalyptic short about a man named Rhine Toledo who lives in a harsh and neglected world. He survives by leading a group of bandits, stealing from whoever enters the canyon country they live in. When his men are attacked, Rhine is forced to travel across a grueling desert that some say never ends. He heads towards strange lights in the distance, lights that hundreds of people travel to see, but nobody knows what they are. Rhine will face the ultimate test of survival and, if he makes it across alive, he will learn of a place nobody knew existed. Part 1 of the 3 part short series in the world of Scorched.