"Bible
stories are always more than what
they seem. Even today they resonate
in our collective consciousness
because their ancient messages are
still so timely. Debut author Howard
Peters' bold, brash, and fiercely
funny trilogy takes its premise from
the story of Noah's Ark. Written in
three books, "Castle in the Sky,"
"Your Body is Where you Live," and
"The Third Rising," this is an
ingeniously written novel that's
part Thomas Pynchon, part Ray
Bradbury and altogether original.
Somewhere in space and time, the
world is in chaos. There's no green
grass and the air is polluted.
There's nothing left but memories of
better times and fears about nuclear
disaster. Hybrids populate this
world, along with humans and gorilla
people, and greed and cruelty is
rampant.
Suddenly, a strange video hologram
arrives, full of knowledge about
another civilization, and Noah
begins to wonder who sent it and
why? Was there a similar solar
system that might sustain life? Noah
begins to plan for a brave new
world, transporting people on the
spaceship ARK toward a very familiar
sounding planet. But will the future
be better than the present? Peters'
eloquent message is clear: What we
do in our world now is a legacy for
our children tomorrow. What kind of
world do we want to leave them? Do
we want to redevelop our wasteful
ways and continue to be inhumane or
do we want to make permanent change
for the betterment of our world and
ourselves?
Peters' writing zips and flows on
the page, creating a panoramic cast
of original characters and
extraordinary situations. There are
the lovers Svi and Lika, the gorilla
people pondering their place in the
cosmos, and of course, there is
Noah, endlessly musing about God and
fate and the future. Fiendishly
clever and whiz-bang enjoyable, this
is a page-turning trilogy that is
both provocative and profound." New
York Times best selling Author
'Ellen Tanner Marsh'