About the author
Darrell Best
Darrell Best is an author, investigative journalist and the host of the Edge of the Story podcast. He lives in Somervell County, Texas, near Glen Rose.
He brings a reporter's habits to these ancient stories: digging into the history behind each setting, from the uranium boom in Moab to the barn-dance radio stars of 1930s Nashville, until the world of the show feels as real as the scripture it comes from.
Why rock opera
These stories already have betrayal, madness, love, loss and redemption. They have kings who fall apart, strongmen with one weakness, and prophets who walk into the palace and tell the truth. They deserve music as big as they are.
Rock opera can carry that weight. It can go from a whisper to an arena in a single song, and it reaches people who would never sit through a sermon but will sing every word of a chorus on the drive home.