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Like Science Fiction?
We’ve added a section for science fiction writing, with profiles and sample chapters.
John Schettler’s
Meridian, is now available in Trade Paperback. The book was named the “Silver Medal Winner”
for Science Fiction in the 2002 ForeWord Magazine “Book of the Year” contest and it also won ‘Honorable Mention’ in the 2002 Writer’s Digest Book of the Year contest, (category Genre Fiction). It’s a fast paced time travel story about the effort to reverse the catastrophic effects of the most devastating terrorist plot ever devised. You can read more about it at the link above or visit the author’s web site here. A second novel in this series, entitled Nexus Point, is now available. More on Nexus Point Here.
The third volume in the Meridian Series is called Touchstone, and is now complete and has been released for Amazon Kindle along with the other two
books in the trilogy. This volume was created in an exciting collaboration between series author John Schettler, and Mark A. Prost, (Aka “Robert Nordhausen,” the
mischievous professor who again runs an unauthorized mission with the Arch and discovers that one of history’s major artifacts, the Rosetta Stone, has been damaged.
The discovery uncovers another campaign in the
“Time War” and sets up a mission to Egypt at the time of Napoleons invasion!
Steamboat Slough
is now complete and available in Trade Paperback. A mystery thriller set in Alaska where the author taught in an Eskimo village, the book begins with a simple ghost story surrounding the wreck of an old klondike steamboat and deepens when the main character begins to experience disturbing dreams animated by the power of an ancient mythical entity as old as history itself. The inner turmoil of the main character is then superimposed on a murder mystery, and the result is a wonderful alchemy of myth, mystery, psychology and dreams. The on-line showcase for this novel is here, and features a gallery of images illustrating the mythic
elements of the story by the acclaimed artist Lilian Broca. Steamboat Slough is available now in Trade Paperback. Also Available on Amazon Kindle.
Wild Zone, volume one of
the Dharman Series, is now available in Trade Paperback under The Writing Shop Press label. This is an action adventure with a twist of mystery. When a promising colony
prospect stops communicating with Earth a team of investigators is sent to find out why. They soon discover that a new life form has emerged in the biosphere of the planet and the
situation goes from bad to worse when it appears hostile to human interests. The series explores issues relating to artificial intelligence, evolution of intelligence in life and
much more. The second volume, Mother Heart, is complete and undergoing editorial review. This book is tentatively scheduled for
publication in 2005.
The novel Taklamakan, by John Schettler, is historical
fiction set in northwestern China in the year 757 A.D. It is the story of Tando Ghazi Khan, a simple caravaneer on the fabled Silk Road, who sets out from Dun Huang China on what
he hopes will be his final trek to the western bazaars of Kashgar. But the mighty T’ang Empire of China has been shaken from within by the rebellion of the Turkic-Sogdian
general An Lu Shan, and the balance of power in the Tarim Basin, where Tando must travel, suddenly shifts when the Chinese Western Garrisons are called home. Tando’s caravan
is soon embroiled in political intrigue as the armies of Tibet, China’s long time rival, begin to advance into the Tarim Basin to choke off trade. Tando must use all his
skills to secure the lives of his men and the safety of his cargo. He soon discovers an unexpected ally in the Tibetan camp and circumstances lead him to pursue the mystery
inscribed on a strange map that will lead to an ancient secret in the heart of the most forbidding and feared desert on earth--the Taklamakan.
The on-line showcase for the novel is now on the web at www.dharma6.com. The site presents sample chapters, background, illustrated character profiles an image gallery and map
library. Click here for information on orders.
Feeling the Muse?
Poet and Writing Shop Senior Editor Richard Gylgayton has released a selection of his best poetry in a quality trade paperback. You can read some at his web showcase www.poetryrag.com and order the book here or from that web site. Richard’s work is deeply evocative free verse on a wide range of subjects. some samples are also presented here in the poetry section of our web site. He is presently at work on a second volume.
Sacred Space:
Historian and Writer Mark Prost has annouonced completion of his first ever English translation of the Gospel of John as written by Nonnos of Pannopolis.
“Ere Time, ere Space, ere Speech, dwelt the Archaic
Word…” From the sonorous opening line of this remarkable discovery, the Gospel of John sings out in words written over 1500 years ago. Never before available in
English, the Paraphrase of the Gospel of John tells the Gospel story in brilliant epic poetry, translated for the first time into English verse.
This ancient version of the Fourth Gospel was written during
turbulent times in the early Church, when the very nature of Christ was being hotly debated, and heads were being cracked over religious controversies. This manuscript sheds a new
light on the very early Christian understanding of the divinity and humanity of Jesus.
The last great epic poet of antiquity, Nonnos of Panopolis created an
inspired story of Jesus, fleshing out the bare Gospel tale, and showing the humanity of Christ and his apostles. Each episode is brought to life in a way that is at once familiar,
yet intriguing, as all the characters are developed, and speak with voices of their own.
Favorite Gospel verses appear in a new light, as they are rendered
into poetic verse, and shining through all is the image of the triumphant Christ, fully God and fully man, seen through the eyes of one of the earliest, and least known, Christian
writers.
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