The Epic Catalog

ISBN-13: 9780615719030 / Angielski / Miękka / 2012 / 410 str.

Denise L. Gadreau

Opis

Jeffery Turner is a man who does not realize he is from a parallel world. He finds this out on a planed trip in the 1950's. He is about to embark on a voyage to the Bahamas from England and meets an extraordinary stranger who sets the mystery in motion. "The Epic Catalog" is the title of this science fiction. As the story develops, two 14 year old cousins, Anna and Desmond, find out about a book which Jeffery Turner has given account of. It is a tale that dates back to the 1950's to 2011, and as the two cousins read the book on the computer, they somehow find themselves part of the mystery. Additional characters are an entomologist and his wife, an archaeologist, school teachers, a perpetual student with 7 degrees, an antiques dealer, a plane taxi service, flyer's who are also known as fairies in our dimension, a museum professor and Mrs. Perpecuwitz who owns a summer attraction called Rose Cottage. Anna and Desmond meet many extraordinary people and characters as the book continues on. There are dimensional twists and turns, plane encounters with a UFO, a rescue at sea, open portals, and a 73 year old confirmed bachelor who finally gets married.... The book goes back and forth to the present and the past and a parallel world. The story involves England, The United States, a sea in Italy, France, Brazil, and a parallel world. Near the end, does a 73 year old Jeffery Turner finally return to his parallel world? Find out as you read the conclusion with a surprise ending which branches into a sequel.