Published: April 03, 2011
Words: 140261 (approximate)
Language: English

Ebook short description

Moody Santo becomes a new kind of superhero who passes from powerlessness in young manhood to empowerment after a premature death in middle age. Is Moody mad? Or are the stages of his growth, as presented in this five-part epic mystery, but necessary steps in the development of a superpower, namely, the beam, which actually represents an unconscious goal of human evolution?

Extended description

This five-part epic mystery commences with the "Book of Alona," which presents poet, scholar Moody Santo in a love affair that leads to his mental unraveling. In "Psychosis," Moody stalks the museums and monument grounds of Washington, DC, in a vain and futile attempt to find the woman of his dreams. Many years later, we find Moody in the "Book of Life" fully immersed in the deaf community in search of the murderer of his deaf brother. He finds true love with the deaf, Asian Norma, but in the "Book of Afterlife," stigmatized, frustrated, angry, Moody departs this life for Other World. He meets Norma there, but when the two pursued by alien elders, attempt to escape back to life, only Moody makes it back. In "Fabula," reunited with Moody, Norma gives birth to their child.

In quest of love and freedom, Moody comes to loss--loss of a lover, of his mental health, of a brother, and of life itself--in what might be described as a long struggle with death, from young manhood to middle... (Read more) This five-part epic mystery commences with the "Book of Alona," which presents poet, scholar Moody Santo in a love affair that leads to his mental unraveling. In "Psychosis," Moody stalks the museums and monument grounds of Washington, DC, in a vain and futile attempt to find the woman of his dreams. Many years later, we find Moody in the "Book of Life" fully immersed in the deaf community in search of the murderer of his deaf brother. He finds true love with the deaf, Asian Norma, but in the "Book of Afterlife," stigmatized, frustrated, angry, Moody departs this life for Other World. He meets Norma there, but when the two pursued by alien elders, attempt to escape back to life, only Moody makes it back. In "Fabula," reunited with Moody, Norma gives birth to their child.

In quest of love and freedom, Moody comes to loss--loss of a lover, of his mental health, of a brother, and of life itself--in what might be described as a long struggle with death, from young manhood to middle age, but a death that brings resurrection and an afterlife of a kind of sexual slavery in Other World. Through the use of the beam, a superpower that in its nascent form makes Moody appear to be mad in this world but that, fully developed, enables him to escape back to this life from Other World, Moody returns to his true love, Norma Kim, to revenge, and to the birth of a son in the successful completion of a quest that is a triumph of right over wrong, of good over evil, and, finally, of life over death.
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romance, mystery, love story, science fiction, resurrection, superhero, psychosis, washington dc, illustrated, deafness

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Review by: Niya Sisk on June 21, 2011 :
Have you ever wondered what it's like to walk the fine line of mental illness and a conventional life? Moody Santo is an amazing character. He lives all the rigors of jobs, homes and love that any human might and yet has the occasional flourishment—delusions that are both frightening and yet somehow round out this character's plight. This book is an amazing adventure of a man who lusts for wholeness and grounding and accomplishes much of what he desires while also performing heroic acts when it comes to his family and love interest. He is a hero on both inner and outer levels as he grapples with mental illness, the needs of a man in society and avenging the death of his brother. What a book! Books within books; a moving adventure packed with relevant touch-points of our times.
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