Visionary Fiction

In this dual-timeline story, two women come to terms with seeing the future. Living in one of the whitest counties in Texas, twenty-nine-year-old Jess Atwood is plagued by visions she doesn’t want and can’t control. At the same time, she struggles to keep her family’s organic farm out of foreclosure.

Don Alvaro, a young but wise man, invokes Satan in a goetic-style magical ritual. Upon seeing the young Alvaro, Beelzebub falls in love with him and assumes the appearance of a beautiful young woman. In the journey that unfolds, Satan, disguised as a woman, tries to seduce Alvaro who rejects his advances lest he lose his precious virginity.

During the violent 1920s Irish Liberation War, Tom Sutton becomes a sought-after revolutionary. After his wife was viciously assaulted, raped and murdered by Black & Tans, he leaves his homeland, thinking his son also suffered the same fate. Arriving by coincidence in Africa, he relapses into alcoholism after being broken-hearted and penniless. By a quirk of fate, a little girl with a bowl of soup brings him back from a living hell.

El autor presentaba la edición italiana de este libro, que tuvo un éxito extraordinario, con estas palabras: Ésta no es una novela. Ni siquiera es un cuento. Ésta es una historia. Empieza con un hombre que atraviesa el mundo, y acaba con un lago que permanece inmóvil, en una jornada de viento. El hombre se llama Hervé Joncour. El lago, no se sabe. Se podría decir que es una historia de amor. Pero si solamente fuera eso, no habría valido la pena contarla. En ella están entremezclados deseos, y dolores, que no tienen un nombre exacto que los designe. Esto es algo muy antiguo.

Grief and nightmares haunt us all in the wake of a parent's passing. For one man, the nightmares begin to invade his everyday life after his father dies suddenly. His father's neighbor offers their help to alleviate the emotional pain, but the cost may be worse than the dreams and visions. Memories are worth holding on to, no matter how painful.

En esta ambiciosa novela, Silva Romero hace un repaso por la historia de la cultura y de la especie humana a través de las empresas delirantes que asumen sus personajes. Son ocho tramas que tienen en común la defensa del individuo ante los yugos y la idea de que la muerte es una suerte de reivindicación si se logra volver a la vida.

Curious? This thought-provoking and original novel blends humor, philosophy, science, and history into a captivating story that celebrates the beautiful mess of being human. A novel that promises to touch your heart, make you laugh, and leave you thinking.

The New Atlantis (1627) is a utopian novel by Sir Francis Bacon in which he describes a vision of the future of human discovery, expressing his aspirations and ideals for humanity. The novel portrays a utopian world where "generosity and enlightenment, dignity and splendour, piety and public spirit" are the dominant qualities of the inhabitants.

Se Danubio abbracciava una vastissima area geografica e storica, in "Microcosmi" Claudio Magris ci guida alla scoperta di luoghi circoscritti, via via più piccoli. Dalla descrizione del paesaggio - anche nei dettagli più sfuggenti - al racconto delle esistenze minime o grandi, dei destini, delle passioni, delle comiche o tragiche vicende che lo hanno segnato, sgorga una narrazione randagia e fluttuante che segue un suo percorso nascosto, come la corrente di un fiume.

Rejoice! A new messiah has come, and her name is Julie. Born to Murray Katz, the solitary (and celibate) keeper of an abandoned lighthouse on the Jersey shore, our protagonist arrives on Earth boasting supernatural abilities evocative of her divine half-brother, Jesus. As a child, she revels in her talent for walking on water, resurrecting dead crabs, and treating fireflies as luminous alphabet blocks. But after she reaches adolescence, her life becomes as challenging and ambiguous as any mortal’s.

A mist-ridden hill on an empty plain conceals an abyss able to swallow worlds, and is discovered in a place forbidden to all. Ancient beings and shadowy spheres of influence tell a new tale of what was and what is. While objects of power come forth to manipulate and threaten, among them the mighty Valleur Throne, the swords called Lumin, Catharsis, and Nemesis, the true connection is the Maghdim Medaillon, a magical device thought forever lost. Realms entwine when slim fingers one day find the golden coin hidden in a sterile desert.

¿Quién es la Menuda? ¿Una pequeña joven? ¿Un ser extraterrestre? ¿Una proyección de nuestra conciencia que nos habita? Su examen desde la distancia –no distante– profundiza y matiza al mismo tiempo sobre nuestros aciertos y equivocaciones, sobre nuestra presencia y nuestra ausencia, sobre nuestras relaciones y soledades, sobre nuestro cuarto propio, nuestra sociedad, por qué no, sobre la humanidad a la que pertenecemos.

Upon waking up from a cataclysmic dream state that engulfed an entire region, the author-to-be Lyan Ling tells her husband Lao Tzu about the fantastical vision that she witnessed in the depths of her consciousness. A world enclosed within gigantic walls, the ground is made up of large steps, each step large enough to house a medieval town. The world is populated by a hierarchal kingdom and animals that grow through photosynthesis. The sky rains gemstones and glass shards.

The Butterfly’s Apprentice is a modern day tale of universal wisdom and spiritual discovery reminiscent of Carlos Castaneda and Richard Bach. Written in a fashion that is as driving as a thriller yet as thoughtful as a philosopher’s contemplation, this literary work seamlessly blends heart-pounding momentum with profound introspection, leaving readers exhilarated and enriched in equal measure.

Geoffrey Harmon, MD, high-profile orthopedic surgeon and notorious ladies' man, has a profound, spiritual near-death experience (NDE) as a result of a heart attack while performing a routine surgery. Through a chance encounter, he meets Eliza Diaz, an investigative journalist, who is also at a pivotal moment in her personal life. Enter Isaiah Choi, a holistic practitioner who heals Geoff of a chronic injury using energy work. This singular event leads the threesome on an adventure of healing discovery on the big island of Hawai’i.

In history books, Mary of Magdala has been described as a common prostitute - a person of low moral character and little consequence. In reality, she was a powerful healer and priestess of the cosmos. She was commanding, intelligent, and fierce...and deeply in love from the moment she met Yeshua, also known as Jesus of Nazareth. This insightful telling of the untold love story between the most extraordinary woman and man in the universe will make you reconsider biblical history and contemplate the divine forces that shape all of our lives.

Sophie Jones is a physics prodigy on track to unlock the secrets of the universe. When she meets Jake Kristopher during their first week at Yale they instantly feel a deep connection, as if they’ve known each other before. Slowly, their love lures Sophie away from school.

When Trevor Harrison founded New Argana, he envisioned it as a place magical and nonmagical people could call home without fear of the powerful and sadistic Talented. An arcane shield protected them from the deadly magic of the Calanarian Wastes and allowed them to live in peace.

It is a perfect spring day in Istanbul. Kemal, a wealthy heir, is about to become engaged to the aristocratic Sibel when he encounters Füsun, a beautiful shop girl. He falls in love and finds his established world of Westernized families, opulent parties, society gossip and dining room rituals is shattered.

Akira Malone believes in the scientific method, evolution, and Einstein’s theory of relativity. And ghosts. All the logic and reason in the world can’t protect her from the truth — she can see and communicate with spirits. But Akira is sure that her ability is just a genetic quirk and the ghosts she encounters simply leftover electromagnetic energy. Dangerous electromagnetic energy.