THE AURICLE, cont'd...
I'm pleased to see some highly positive reviews for THE AURICLE appear on NetGalley. Hopefully more people will read & enjoy that one (and, ideally, leave reviews).
That novel's had a long path to publication, as anyone reading this blog knows. I'm just pleased that the work I put into it has been well-received.
Given the satirically polemical nature of THE AURICLE, you new know how people will take it. As I've said before, it's either a utopian first contact fable or a dystopian apocalyptic alien invasion, depending on which side of the fence you're on.
The core premise of it is simply: what if an alien superbeing actually saved the world? I wrote this novel out of a sense of frustration that humanity can progress if it wants to; we just need to do it (if we want to avoid extinction).
In so doing, I crafted a story that transcended the original intention and conjured up a SF allegory of sorts. Legacy stories in similar veins err on the side of embracing the status quo, which I refused to do -- I pointedly call out the vomitous absurdities Americans in particular live with, and ran with them.
Auric, the titular character of the novel, is a monumentally benevolent, omnipotent and omniscient superbeing. I looked him in his glowing blue eyes and didn't blink.
My hope is that other readers enjoy the journey as much as I enjoyed writing it...
THE AURICLE (Barnes & Noble)
THE AURICLE (Amazon)
That novel's had a long path to publication, as anyone reading this blog knows. I'm just pleased that the work I put into it has been well-received.
Given the satirically polemical nature of THE AURICLE, you new know how people will take it. As I've said before, it's either a utopian first contact fable or a dystopian apocalyptic alien invasion, depending on which side of the fence you're on.
The core premise of it is simply: what if an alien superbeing actually saved the world? I wrote this novel out of a sense of frustration that humanity can progress if it wants to; we just need to do it (if we want to avoid extinction).
In so doing, I crafted a story that transcended the original intention and conjured up a SF allegory of sorts. Legacy stories in similar veins err on the side of embracing the status quo, which I refused to do -- I pointedly call out the vomitous absurdities Americans in particular live with, and ran with them.
Auric, the titular character of the novel, is a monumentally benevolent, omnipotent and omniscient superbeing. I looked him in his glowing blue eyes and didn't blink.
My hope is that other readers enjoy the journey as much as I enjoyed writing it...
THE AURICLE (Barnes & Noble)
THE AURICLE (Amazon)
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