Know Thyself
The First Fundamental of Real Magic that Abby Teller learns at the Berkeley College of Magical Arts and Crafts is “Knowledge is Power.” And the First Fundamental of that principle is “Know Thyself.” The great philosopher and teacher Pythagoras coined that adage 2500 years ago, but it still rings true today, especially in this age of media up to your eyeballs.
“Know Thyself.” Think for yourself. Investigate and research issues, then exercise your own judgment and will. Only then may you practice Real Magic in the real world.
Makes sense, doesn’t it?
Yet how many people allow themselves to be whipsawed around by the media? Not to mention other people?
THE GARDEN OF ABRACADABRA, Book 1 of the Abracadabra Series, my brand-new, big new fantasy, is up and running on Nook and Kindle. This is the advance ebook of the print publication scheduled for late 2013. THE LABYRINTH OF ILLUSIONS, Book 2 of the Abracadabra Series is in research and development. I’ll post developments on the website. Stay tuned!
For all my science fiction and fantasy books, stories, screenplays, and forthcoming news about print books and ebooks, visit me at Lisa Mason’s Official Web Site.
There you’ll find the re-edited ebook adaptation of my Philip K. Dick Award finalist and San Francisco Chronicle Recommended Book, Summer of Love, A Time Travel on Nook and Kindle; and the sequel, an ebook adaptation of my New York Times Notable Book and New York Public Library Recommended book, The Gilded Age, A Time Travel on Nook and Kindle.
My science fiction thriller, SHAKEN, an ebook adaptation of Deus Ex Machina, first published in Isaac Asimov’s Science Fiction Magazine, republished in the anthology Transcendental Tales from Asimov’s (Donning Press), and translated and republished in Europe and South America, is now on Nook and Kindle. A List of Sources follows this short novel.
Tesla, A Worthy of His Time, A Screenplay, which was read by the producer of “Aliens” and “The Abyss” and is currently under consideration at another L.A. producer, is on Nook and Kindle. I’ve also included a List of Sources with this title.
New Novelettes republished for the first time include:
Tomorrow’s Child, first published in Omni and sold to Universal Studios, together with my blog from January 30 through February 21 setting out the twists and turns the project took from a medical documentary to an Omni story, The Story Behind the Story That Sold to the Movies, is on Nook and Kindle.
The Sixty-third Anniversary of Hysteria, first published in the acclaimed anthology, Full Spectrum 5 (Bantam), which also included stories by Neal Stephenson, Karen Joy Fowler, and Jonathan Lethem, on Nook and Kindle, was inspired by my favorite Surrealist artists, Leonora Carrington and Remedios Varo. In the story, a visionary artist, Nora, takes a harrowing journey into madness, which she survives. I also include Sources with this novelette.
Every Mystery Unexplained, first published in David Copperfield’s Tales of the Impossible (HarperPrism), an anthology that also included stories by Ray Bradbury, Joyce Carol Oates, and Kevin J. Anderson, on Nook and Kindle, tells the tale of a young stage magician in 1895 who must come to grips with the accidental death of his mother and assume his rightful place, surpassing his famous magician father.
And Daughter of the Tao, first published in Peter S. Beagle’s Immortal Unicorn anthology (HarperPrism), which also included stories by Charles de Lint, Karen Joy Fowler, Robert Sheckley, and Ellen Kushner, on Nook and Kindle, is a novelette about a young Chinese slave girl who must save herself using Tao magic.
For something fast and fun, U F uh-O, A Sci Fi Comedy, my script for a producer looking for the next Galaxy Quest or Men in Black that evolved into a novella, is on Nook and Kindle.
For a short erotic novel, I recommend Eon’s Kiss by Suzanna Moore on Nook and Kindle. This has a paranormal hero who is not a vampire or a werewolf. If you’re looking for something erotic to read after “50 Shades,” check it out!
Forthcoming is The Quester Trilogy, an ebook adaptation of my cyberpunk classics, Arachne and Cyberweb, and much more.
Visit me and feast your eyes on the lovely book covers. I thank you for your readership!
