The Sun Sets in the West is an intriguing and creative novel set in Southern California mingling reality-based events with larger-than-life fiction.

The story takes the reader through the journey of a virtuous man who seeks to set things right. The plot combines science fiction, romance, history, mystery, murder and intrigue. The theme entails justice on a grander scale. The novel depicts a hero who strives to find happiness in life-a man who takes extraordinary measures to achieve it-risking everything to improve the world.

The book will appeal to fans of Jules Verne's and William Gibson's stories with contemporary settings, William J. Bennett's and Vigen Guroian collections, and Audrey Niffenegger's story of time travel and love as well as Ronald Mallett's sense of purpose and mission.