Thoughts on Sci-fy

Sorry it's been so long since my last blog.  Too much going on at our house.  Looking forward to the Peaks Trilogy being out on Nook and Smashwords in May, though.

Recently I read a book called "The Science in Science Fiction" by Peter Nichols.  Very interesting, as it was written in 1983, so some things that were 'fiction' then are 'fact' now.  And some things that none of us had even imagined are now science fact!  Still, I liked the following quote:

"Science fiction and fantasy help us to form and populate our imaginary worlds, and it is not really so surprising that their content occasionally diffuses into our more fanciful interpretations of reality."

For me lately, the fantasy has provided a helpful escape from reality!

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This is the last chance (for awhile) to get a free copy of Part 3 of "The Peaks Trilogy"  next Saturday, 2/23.  Then I'll be working on getting onto other media--like Nook!

Looking Toward the Sequel

Well, the Trilogy that was always my dream is finally out in "real print' as well as e-books.  It is available from Amazon.com or Create Space.  Title is "The Peaks at the Edge of the World"

I've had lots of constructive and helpful comments on the book already, and want to thank all who have contributed to them.

Now I am in the proof-draft of the sequel that I had never envisioned--it just came off the pen, so to speak.  I had always toyed with the idea of incorporating the Millennium (see Revelation) into the story, but wasn't sure exactly how it would work.   The idea has 'evolved' over the past 30 years.

Pre- post- or a-millennialist--whatever you are--I think you'll find I've put a unique twist on it.  Of course, it's fiction, but it's so much fun to play with ideas...

You know, there is a lot of overlap for a writer, as imagination flows over into past experiences, and back again.  I had forgotten what a joy--and a challenge--fiction writing can be.  For the 20 years we were away from Montana (in Michigan) I was totally engaged in non-fiction.  It's nice to be back to the 'realms of wonder what-if...'

One More Chance!

Well, since the world is still here, you can have one more chance to get Part 3 of "The Peaks Trilogy" for free, for Kindle.

Join Martina and Jon, along with their families as they struggle through a spiritual odyssey set in the distant future.  

Look at religion from a completely different point of view.

Don't have a Kindle?  You can get the complete trilogy in one paperback on Amazon.com!

We Made It!

Well, here it is 2013--sometimes I wondered if we would make it this far.  Between all the talk about the Mayan calendar and the Fiscal Cliff, it makes one wonder.

Still, as I look out at the mountains around me here in northwest Montana's Flathead Valley, they seem to just stand there with some secret knowledge of their own.

I wrote most of my first two books in their shadows--way back in the early 80's.  Then I didn't touch them for 19 years, while we lived on the shores of Lake Huron in Michigan.

Michigan had its own special qualities--and now memories--but no call of the mountains.

It took coming back here to resume working on "The Peaks at the Edge of the World."

I felt a sense of urgency to get it out before the end of 2012--and it is--on Kindle--and as a paperback on Create Space.  Both are currently only available from Amazon.com--or thru me.

Now that 2013 is here, I wonder, what next?  I have drafts of a sequel, and for some reason (probably having to do with the long winters here), it is called "When the World Grows Cold."

But there is more to it than that.  I sense the world growing cold toward the Lord--and his people.  Where is this world headed?

Well, only time will tell.!  So here's to the New Year...

"End of the World" Special--get Part 3 of the Trilogy for your Kindle--free this Friday and Saturday (if we're still here! - ha!)

‘Mountaintops and Valleys’ – Part 3 of ‘The Peaks at the Edge of the World’

 

Follow further adventures of the “Peaks” characters as they face new challenges—even though they have finally found the mysterious planet Maia, which few seem to even know exists.  Is this the true home of humankind?  What makes it so special that the System has tried to erase it from all records and memories?  Does the seemingly mythical True Fountain exist—and will Jon, Jael, and Martina ever find it?

‘Searching for Maia’ – Part 2 of ‘The Peaks at the Edge of the World’

Jon and Jael have finally released Jael’s sister from her bondage to the dark forces she fell prey to with the Redlarks, but now they must venture into the unknown Far Wilds of their planet Terres.  As they do this, Jon decides to try a daring experiment involving parallel worlds—by bringing two Twenty-first Century Earth children into their bodies, to experience their journey with them.  And so Danny joins with Jael, while his sister, Ginna, joins Martina.  No one knows what impacts this experiment may have on each of the young people involved.

Thanks to Jon’s ability to Cross the GAP, they find a way to leave Terres, and begin searching for a planet called ‘Maia’—said to be the original planet of mankind—encountering many hazards along the way.  In addition, no one they meet in their travels seems to know where it is—or even if it is a real place, at all—and then they are captured by Rebels, the most feared force in the Galaxy.

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