Gwynneth White
Dreamer
In my YA novel I have the spirits of the unborn, the living and the dead all playing on one stage. The book is set on planet Earth as we know it. Part of the story takes place in present time and part of in 982AD. There is a time-travel element which allows the modern day characters go back to an ancient civilization in southern Africa. The dead are essentially angels. The 'good' ones, called Guardians, serve in God's corner, while the 'bad' ones, the Gefallen, work for a dead man named Reuel. He is in league with the devil. I have avoided all reference to God and the Devil because I don't want it to be a religious book. Am I making a mistake by leaving them out? Is this going to leave a hole in my world-building? And if I do include them, should I call them God and the Devil? I want the modern-day realism to come through even though this is a fantasy. Your help would be appreciated.