Self Promotions: Mr. Planemaker's Flying Machine

[Shelagh]

Mr. Planemaker's Flying Machine is a story of flight, fantasy, adventure and courage. From the very first chapter to the last, this is a story of wonder: technological and real; imaginary and make believe. The story reflects both adult and childhood dreams and lifts readers above the mundane, the petty and the spiteful to escape into a fantasy land of space exploration. In the opening paragraph of his review, the Astronomer Royal for Scotland, John C. Brown, wrote:

“Except for those with a phobia, flying has always been the stuff of dreams among all ages and, in this age of technological wonders, flying in space has become an integral part of this dreamland. As well as being the stuff of daring do, flying is full of mystery and laden with symbolic escapism, lifting us above the daily grind of adulthood and the growing fears of childhood, and human pettinesses from gossip to bullying, which detracts all age groups from the joy of living.”

Flying has, indeed, been the stuff of dreams and, in the opening chapter of the book, Mr. Planemaker’s dreams take him on a flight of fantasy. From those dreams, the story progresses through sadness and grief to a mysterious world of computer systems that eventually lead to the heavens themselves.

The journey taken by Mr. Planemaker’s two children, Dell and Emmelisa, to follow their father’s Trail of Light, culminates in a final chapter that, not only ties in all the threads of the story, has an ending that will make readers smile.

The full review written by John C. Brown can be read on youtube.com with a video trailer of the book, Mr. Planemaker’s Flying Machine:

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=N0ZV9cb...

[Shelagh]

If anyone would be interested in browsing through the book, a preview of Mr. Planemaker's Flying Machine can be found here:

http://books.google.com/books?id=EDgX...

[Shelagh]

The book is about to be serialised on Preston FM. Daily five to eight minute excerpts will begin airing on May 11th on "Chat City" at 8.20am (GMT) every week day and a forty minute omnibus at 5pm (GMT) each Sunday.

[Shelagh]

Mr. Planemaker's Flying Machine is now available on Lulu.com at half the price on Amazon:

http://www.lulu.com/content/6134857

[Shelagh]

I don't mind if you haven't, but I would be interested to hear your thoughts if you tuned in to any of the episodes of Mr. Planemaker's Flying Machine. It is now listed on the Preston FM website:

http://www.preston.fm/index.php?optio...