Published: Aug. 20, 2011
Words: 107,210 (approximate)
Language: English
ISBN: 9781465915375

Short description

From her sanctuary in the Canadian Science Center, high in the Yukon, Heidi is faced with two separate mysteries. The world is in upheaval, tectonic plates are shifting, planets are realigning. And then there is the Enigma that holds the key to the higher affinity of the universe.

Extended description

This novel is a romance spanning across the stars. It is a memoir of life that was and that is still to come. It is a mystery filled with action, yet also with poetry held in suspense. It is science, and fiction, and fantasy. But most of all, it is great fun!

"A voyage from within and without, this novel transports us to the frontiers of an existence that knows no frontiers, where physics and metaphysics merge into a timeless, seamless whole. Enigma..." [Jeremy Garwood, Ph.D. writer]

"A love story, visionary fiction, mysticism, theology and a personal journey, Stan Law's Enigma of the Second Coming offers a world in which the reality of the moon, a remote planet or even a star system light years away is no further distant than the beautiful girl next door. Both are seemingly unattainable, yet both assume reality behind closed eyes." [Bryn Symonds, Montreal writer and editor]

Stan Law is an architect, sculptor and a dreamer. It is the last attribute, if you will, that metamorphose.. (Read more) This novel is a romance spanning across the stars. It is a memoir of life that was and that is still to come. It is a mystery filled with action, yet also with poetry held in suspense. It is science, and fiction, and fantasy. But most of all, it is great fun!

"A voyage from within and without, this novel transports us to the frontiers of an existence that knows no frontiers, where physics and metaphysics merge into a timeless, seamless whole. Enigma..." [Jeremy Garwood, Ph.D. writer]

"A love story, visionary fiction, mysticism, theology and a personal journey, Stan Law's Enigma of the Second Coming offers a world in which the reality of the moon, a remote planet or even a star system light years away is no further distant than the beautiful girl next door. Both are seemingly unattainable, yet both assume reality behind closed eyes." [Bryn Symonds, Montreal writer and editor]

Stan Law is an architect, sculptor and a dreamer. It is the last attribute, if you will, that metamorphoses itself into a number of books that seem to thrive in a reality very much his own. [Bozena Happach, publisher]
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Tags

romance, adventure, mystery, faith, apocalyptic, suspence, visionary, second coming, stan law, sci fi and fantasy

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Reviews

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Review by: Sylvester Drake on Jan. 10, 2012 :
It unfolds slowly, drawing you into the lives of characters that will soon take over your world. Trust me, they are unique. Then science fiction starts in earnest. Did you ever make love swinging on a chandelier in gravity 6x smaller than that on Earth? And that just a small part of it!

As always with Stan Law, the line between physics and metaphysics is delightfully blurred.
(reviewed long after purchase)

Review by: Candy Rae on Oct. 23, 2011 :
I couldn't put this down once I'd started. It was a wonderful story and I will certainly be reading more. Thank you Mr Law.
(reviewed within a month of purchase)

Review by: Candy Rae on Oct. 23, 2011 : (no rating)
I couldn't put this book down once I'd started. It had me gripped from beginning to end. I will be reading more. Thank you Mr Law.
(reviewed within a month of purchase)

Review by: Marlon (Marvin) D. Clark on Sep. 03, 2011 :
One can but wonder where physics end and metaphysics begin. With scientists talking about multi-universes, and about at least eleven dimensions defining our reality, frankly, I find everything Stan Law writes more and more believable. Certainly no less so than theoretical physics. At the very least, I can keep hoping that he is right!
(reviewed within a week of purchase)

Review by: Anetta Bach on Aug. 31, 2011 :
I think I’d like to fly to the moon, and dine in a crystal dome. Then dance by the Earthlight. And then fly into a realm as strange as the universe that surrounds us to which only Heidi seems to have access. I’m sure Heidi would take me along… talk of being romantic…

What a story!
(reviewed within a month of purchase)

Review by: Bohdan Czytelnik on Aug. 28, 2011 :
I must say that I never imagined the Second Coming to take place in the manner suggested by this extraordinary novel. When I thought of it, I always went back to the past, forgetting that the Old Masters have earned their immortality. Here, the folly of mine, of Homo sapiens, is exposed. It appears that we did not pass the test; did not use the talents given to us.

As always, Stan Law gives us a book with something think about. To solve the Enigma of our lives.
(reviewed within a month of purchase)

Review by: Patrick Johnson on Aug. 26, 2011 :
While the book unfolds into a novel that is definitely science fiction, it can stand its ground as literature, as a romance, as a psychological study of a girl who lost both her parents, yet, through means of her own, seems to rediscover them both on Earth as well as in heaven. A strange, haunting book that will leave you wondering about the reality we live in.
(reviewed within a week of purchase)

Review by: Hanna K. Loda on Aug. 25, 2011 :
I loved Heidi. She emerges from the depth of loneliness and disenchantment to, literally, conquer the world. Or at least, to save humanity from extinction. You’ll never know what’s real and what isn’t, unless you accept her reality as your own. An extraordinary story.
(reviewed within a week of purchase)

Review by: Adam Kerry on Aug. 23, 2011 :
It’s been a while since I’ve read any Sci-Fi, but, knowing that it’s from Stan Law, I couldn’t resist it. It seems that whatever Law writes comes in a complete package of love, family, romance, suspense, mystery, metaphysics and adventure. Now, more and more often, I also enjoy his surreptitious humor. In addition, his snippets of undisguised poetry make his writing utterly unique. Mr. Law is becoming an enigma himself!
(reviewed within a week of purchase)

Review by: BozenaH on Aug. 20, 2011 :
I read the book in paperback. By the time I finished chapter 2, I was in love with Heidi. I watched her grow, mature, overcome her emotional emptiness like a heroin from a fin de ciècle romance. And then… and then came science fiction. Thrilling, tense, mysterious, no wonder the book is titled Enigma. By the time you finish you’ll be either totally lost, or totally swept by its magic.
(reviewed the day of purchase)

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