Fly by Ghostlight

by Peter Trinidad

Following the perilous escape from Caiphon island, four refugees find themselves drifting on the sea. Among them is the magician Shaw who takes responsibility for the journey, Viday Harjones, Burroughs Viklund, and his childhood friend Lana. They are taken to the greatest seat of power in the waters, a fortress embodied as a sea serpent.

Once there, the nature of the world and it's working becomes revealed. A climax to the hundreds of years of battle looms. The exiled pieces of humanity have grown equally bold and desperate on their archipelago. With the unprecedented invasion visited on Caiphon, the military mobilizes for a counter offensive. Mysterious forces prepare their pawns for the final gambit. On the point of the spear is to be Burroughs Viklund and his living staff, the axial tree, an enigmatic artifact said to carry the power to kill gods and write the order of species walking the earth.

Rather than standing around for the conflict to sweep them up, the refugees hatch a plan of escape. They seek out the abandoned city of Sagitarium in the Southern Reaches, a place so far away none could hope to find them. Even so. Many dangers await in the western continent. Those chasing after ghostlights often never return.

248 pages, Kindle Edition

First published June 20, 2015

About the author

Author and main server to the Cosmic Pizza Buffet, Peter Trinidad writes both science fiction and fantasy stories with his own humorous tilt. The Ugilness Men series marks his first entry into publishing. He is a member of the Joseph Campbell Foundation, and his works draw inspiration from the collected works of both Joseph Campbell and Terry Pratchett.

Cosmic Pizza Buffet functions as a blog and sharing space for Peter’s shorter works, musings on the function of myth and language, and supplementary materials for his larger projects.

Direct any questions, comments, and vitamin solicitations to: peter.trinidad@cosmicpizzabuffet.com