Riverlilly
by J. Evans
Price: Free! 83060 words.
Published on June 14, 2011. Fiction.
Riverlilly is the story of a boy and girl lost at sea in a world where nothing makes sense. Imagine Prince Caspian meets the Phantom Tollbooth, then mix in some Life of Pi. Riverlilly is nothing like that. Imagine it better!
Location: United States
Member Since: March 29, 2011
J. Evans
Biography
Thanks for checking out my work. Clearly you are an individual of excellent taste and breeding, possibly very attractive.
My lifelong mission is to become the Greatest Fantasy Author Since Tolkien (or Lewis, on Sundays.) Fingers crossed, I intend to write and illustrate a new book each year until I get arthritis.
My first book, Riverlilly, is the story of a boy and girl lost at sea in a world where nothing makes sense. Imagine Prince Caspian meets the Phantom Tollbooth, then mix in some Life of Pi. Riverlilly is nothing like that. Imagine it better!
I tried to write a book that I would love to read. For me, that means a lot of head-scratching puzzles that you don't even realize are riddles at first, a lot of humor and a lot of heart, maybe a little smooching, characters and places I have never read about which nonetheless feel like I have been reading about them all my life, a twist like a whirlpool stuck inside an hourglass, and magic that is at once subtle and overwhelming. I am not saying I accomplished any of this. It's just some crap to think about.
Riverlilly has deep roots in fairy tales and fables, but the truly old-fashioned stuff takes place below the surface. Adrift in their boat, Jai and Ceder meet no elves or dwarves or knights or princesses. They do, however, befriend a fisherman who has never caught a fish, and he more than makes up for any omissions of the standard fare. The absence of orcs and magic wands notwithstanding, there are many *winks* to the genre masters in Riverlilly, as well as plays on classical philosophy and parallels to modern science, often tucked between the same lines. Like all good legends, this is a story that never ends.
Still reading? Give your poor eyes a break and check out the full front/spine/back cover art here...
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/55597115/Book%20Cover%20Final%201.TIF
I am thrilled this story is ready to share. Please pass it along if you like it. (Trade paperbacks are available upon request--they are the most beautiful books in the world.) (Also, available soon at Podiobooks.com)
My second book, Pence, is a dark story ultimately, although it is for kids and kids-at-heart. Half-fable, half-fantasy, half-tragedy, half-comedy, approximately. Pence is a small boy carved out of a potato with all the wrong proportions of courage and common sense, a head that is a mite on the fat side and a mouth too big for any respectable vegetable.
Pence is a laugh-out-loud funny book. The story is non-linear, the three Acts all have their own pace and personality, but Pence himself ties everything together, if only because he never shuts up. Um, in a good way.
Check out each book page below for more mind-altering details. (There is additional art for Pence and other works-in-progress on my facebook page--the link is around here somewhere.)
If you like Riverlilly or Pence, please leave a review. Tell a friend. Write your congressman. Get a face tattoo. Do it.
J. Evans
My lifelong mission is to become the Greatest Fantasy Author Since Tolkien (or Lewis, on Sundays.) Fingers crossed, I intend to write and illustrate a new book each year until I get arthritis.
My first book, Riverlilly, is the story of a boy and girl lost at sea in a world where nothing makes sense. Imagine Prince Caspian meets the Phantom Tollbooth, then mix in some Life of Pi. Riverlilly is nothing like that. Imagine it better!
I tried to write a book that I would love to read. For me, that means a lot of head-scratching puzzles that you don't even realize are riddles at first, a lot of humor and a lot of heart, maybe a little smooching, characters and places I have never read about which nonetheless feel like I have been reading about them all my life, a twist like a whirlpool stuck inside an hourglass, and magic that is at once subtle and overwhelming. I am not saying I accomplished any of this. It's just some crap to think about.
Riverlilly has deep roots in fairy tales and fables, but the truly old-fashioned stuff takes place below the surface. Adrift in their boat, Jai and Ceder meet no elves or dwarves or knights or princesses. They do, however, befriend a fisherman who has never caught a fish, and he more than makes up for any omissions of the standard fare. The absence of orcs and magic wands notwithstanding, there are many *winks* to the genre masters in Riverlilly, as well as plays on classical philosophy and parallels to modern science, often tucked between the same lines. Like all good legends, this is a story that never ends.
Still reading? Give your poor eyes a break and check out the full front/spine/back cover art here...
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/55597115/Book%20Cover%20Final%201.TIF
I am thrilled this story is ready to share. Please pass it along if you like it. (Trade paperbacks are available upon request--they are the most beautiful books in the world.) (Also, available soon at Podiobooks.com)
My second book, Pence, is a dark story ultimately, although it is for kids and kids-at-heart. Half-fable, half-fantasy, half-tragedy, half-comedy, approximately. Pence is a small boy carved out of a potato with all the wrong proportions of courage and common sense, a head that is a mite on the fat side and a mouth too big for any respectable vegetable.
Pence is a laugh-out-loud funny book. The story is non-linear, the three Acts all have their own pace and personality, but Pence himself ties everything together, if only because he never shuts up. Um, in a good way.
Check out each book page below for more mind-altering details. (There is additional art for Pence and other works-in-progress on my facebook page--the link is around here somewhere.)
If you like Riverlilly or Pence, please leave a review. Tell a friend. Write your congressman. Get a face tattoo. Do it.
J. Evans
Where to find J. Evans online
Books
Pence
by J. Evans
Price: Free! 60190 words. Published on March 29, 2011. Fiction.
"The boy was named Pence because he was made from a potato grown close to the fence, or so he gathered." With all the wrong proportions of courage and common sense, a head that is a mite on the fat side and a mouth too big for any respectable vegetable, Pence will have you laughing out loud to the bitter end.
Price: Free! 60190 words. Published on March 29, 2011. Fiction.
"The boy was named Pence because he was made from a potato grown close to the fence, or so he gathered." With all the wrong proportions of courage and common sense, a head that is a mite on the fat side and a mouth too big for any respectable vegetable, Pence will have you laughing out loud to the bitter end.