Stefan's Owl from Oblivion
Can seven-year-old Stefan create timelines? Or does he just drag people into shared dreams in his Schizophrenic mind? Is Stefan a "Sun God?" Is Stefan "Shiva?" Is Stefan crazy? Is Stefan a prodigy? Will fourteen-year-old Syon be killed by his alcoholic, adoptive father? Syon looks human but is he poisonous to humans? Can Syon bend time? Will fourteen-year-old Patrick become a spy? Will Patrick’s adoptive, military-general father have him vivisected? Are Syon and Patrick twins? Is human-looking, eight-year-old Ty really a Saeshell-human hybrid? Will the Saeshells kill most humans and turn the rest into slaves? Does twelve-year-old, Mayan-American Tyco contain an ancient magic to protect, to kill these enhanced children? Is the endearing, nine-year-old, Sophistan-human Paul7 a serial killer of humanity. Can Paul7 be neutralized if he is? Is the loving, nine-year-old Paul25 immortal? Has he been on Earth for centuries? What does that mean for Earth? Will the US Military Chief of Staff have him killed? Why is the planet, Sophista, interested in Earth? Will government-sponsored assassins kill all these children? How can the Federation, an extraterrestrial colony of humans as old as humanity on Earth, exist? What do they want with these children? What is humanity’s ultimate fate? Will the Owl from Oblivion tell Stefan? Does the Owl really exist?
This book is a work of Literary Fiction (character driven with detailed characterization instead of plot driven) and is targeted toward ages 10 years old through adult. Literary Fiction makes you feel what the characters feel in a very personal and intimate way. If the sad parts make you cry out loud, then it has accomplished one of its goals by touching you very deeply. The text is transcendent, seeking to understand the very nature of life, the innate nature of humanity itself. It does this not by pontificating on these topics but by showing you via the lives of these enhanced children. They are very special children and contrast strongly against a world of vicious, power hungry adults.
Where the two worlds touch as well as where the intermingling of goals and needs of other invading or immigrating alien life-forms affect humanity, truths about humanity are revealed as well as the common threads that must run through all sorts of life, even life not based on carbon. The book touches on psychology, magic, science fiction, and fantasy as well as touching on Mayan, Hindu, Norse, and Greek mysticism/mythology. Stefan's Owl from Oblivion is expected to be about 850 pages of 9"x12" large form factor hardcover, lavishly illustrated throughout and printed on heavy paper with a heavy gold and blue foil imprinted cover done in the style of an old fairy-tale book. The quality will be such that it will endure being handed down for many generations. The writing contains strong emotional content as well as numerous philosophical musings by children trying to understand the world. The story is designed for the thoughtful, sensitive child and as such is not an action-oriented romp. Adults will enjoy remembering the time in their life when they, too, innocently dreamed about the wonderful ways the world could be... a time when every day was an adventure.
Stefan's Owl from Oblivion is expected to be released in the 2023-2024 time frame, including a full year of illustration development. Here are a few sample pages from
the Galley 5 version, as of 3/10/21.
Where the two worlds touch as well as where the intermingling of goals and needs of other invading or immigrating alien life-forms affect humanity, truths about humanity are revealed as well as the common threads that must run through all sorts of life, even life not based on carbon. The book touches on psychology, magic, science fiction, and fantasy as well as touching on Mayan, Hindu, Norse, and Greek mysticism/mythology. Stefan's Owl from Oblivion is expected to be about 850 pages of 9"x12" large form factor hardcover, lavishly illustrated throughout and printed on heavy paper with a heavy gold and blue foil imprinted cover done in the style of an old fairy-tale book. The quality will be such that it will endure being handed down for many generations. The writing contains strong emotional content as well as numerous philosophical musings by children trying to understand the world. The story is designed for the thoughtful, sensitive child and as such is not an action-oriented romp. Adults will enjoy remembering the time in their life when they, too, innocently dreamed about the wonderful ways the world could be... a time when every day was an adventure.
Stefan's Owl from Oblivion is expected to be released in the 2023-2024 time frame, including a full year of illustration development. Here are a few sample pages from
the Galley 5 version, as of 3/10/21.
Sample Page Sequence from Galley 3 on 3/10/19 (Not Final)
Sample Page Sequence from Galley 4 on 6/9/19 (Not Final)
Galley 4 marks the start of the book project being changed from an 8"x10" book to the larger 9"x12" format. It will be a truly immersive experience. The book is not designed to be held and read while waiting in line but laid on a table or a lap in a quiet room, where the intensive writing can be understood. The print of the book is also bigger, allowing a grandparent to read, share, and explain this book to their grandchildren. I mention grandparents because they were the biggest readers of my previous books. They liked a book which would keep their older tween grandchild riveted, yet complex enough to where they could have an active role with the child. Some grandparents reported that while reading to their younger grandchildren that the older teens were "captured" by the story and came and sat down to listen also. Most pages contain illustrations and the large print allows older eyes to easily read the text and young to eyes to easily follow along. The luxurious quality book, lavishly illustrated and presented in large format, allows the grandparent to give that unique gift that will last for generations.
