THE MAKER OF WORLDS
David Litwack
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GENRE: Fantasy
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BLURB:
If
you had the chance to remake the world, what kind of world would you choose?
When
tragedy strikes Lucas Mack's young life, he desperately yearns to escape its
sorrow, and takes an improbable leap through the mythical maelstrom. Rather
than splashing down on the far side like his neighbors, he's transported to a
magical realm where he has the power to redefine not only who he is, but the
world in which he resides.
As
he stumbles about trying to find his way, he meets Mia, an equally troubled
fellow pilgrim. With the help of a mystical guide and an aging wizard, they
navigate the enchanted land while learning to control their newfound powers.
Yet this realm is more complex than they expected, with seasoned sorcerers
who've been corrupted by the sinister side of magic.
Limited
by natural law and seduced by magic's power, they are tested as never before.
Will the gift of magic bring renewed hope or drive them to the edge of the
void?
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EXCERPT
What now? Would one choice reward me with the new life I sought, but the alternative cause me to wander for eternity? I closed my eyes as before and wished for a signpost to mark the way, but when I opened them, nothing had changed. What to do? I pulled out my knife and tossed it into the air, intent on picking the direction its blade pointed to. In a random universe, that approach seemed as sane as any.
It pointed to the right.
When I bent to pick it up, I was distracted by a faint buzz,
almost beneath the threshold of hearing. I glanced up to find a hummingbird
hovering at the entrance to the chosen path.
Tired and disillusioned, I determined to get on with it, but
when I attempted to proceed, the creature barred my way. I tried to dodge it
three times, on the third feinting one way and lunging to the other, but it
blocked me each time. Its wings flapped in a blur, its existence challenging
the boundaries of human understanding. What if on the other side of this
boundary lay the end of reality? Why could this not be magic? For wasn’t that
its definition?
“You want me to go the other way?”
The whir of its wings slowed, becoming less frantic. It
turned its back to me and started down the left path.
I followed.
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AUTHOR Bio and Links:
The
urge to write first struck at age sixteen when working on a newsletter at a
youth encampment in the woods of northern Maine. It may have been the wild
night when lightning flashed at sunset followed by the northern lights rippling
after dark. Or maybe it was the newsletter’s editor, a girl with eyes the color
of the ocean. But he was inspired to write about the blurry line between
reality and the fantastic.
Using
two fingers and lots of white-out, he religiously typed five pages a day throughout college and well into his
twenties. Then life intervened. He paused to raise two sons and pursue a
career, in the process — and without prior plan — becoming a well-known
entrepreneur in the software industry, founding several successful companies.
When he found time again to daydream, the urge to write returned.
David
currently lives in the Great Northwest and anywhere else that catches his
fancy. He no longer limits himself to five pages a day and is thankful every
keystroke for the invention of the word processor.
Website:
https://davidlitwack.com/
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@DavidLitwack
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ReplyDeleteSounds like a great read.
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