CANDOR, THE EARTH SAYS HELLO?
Anyway, here’s the thing. It’s the final seconds of 1999, and the ball is dropping in Times Square, New York City. The dreaded Millennium Bug weighs heavily on everyone’s mind. The public had gradually become aware of the Y2K scare in the years leading up to the turn of the century. Large corporations, and governments are dreading viruses and network sabotage. Maybe even cyber invasions.
As it turned out, while the first kiss of the year was in progress, nine very exceptional babies were born in nine different parts of the world, at exactly 12:01 a.m. Wednesday, January 1, 2000. These famous reincarnated musicians, along with three major political statesmen previously reincarnated and in their teens, were specially chosen by the Powers That Be or the PTB. They are out to restore balance, quality of life, and freedom for all the peoples of the world. All the reincarnates had died or were killed before they could impart their... READ MORE
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6.0 x 9.0 inches
Black & White interior
318 pages
The Book
Featuring illustrations by Tracy Thomson and a poem by Shelly Faber.
REVIEWS
What readers are saying
“A pastiche of fascinating elements, the story follows the forces of good and evil as they speak through dreams and technology. It celebrates baseball’s penchant for team building and community and the transformative power of music while featuring reincarnation and first love.
The will and determination of Candor and his friends is inspiring…”
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—Foreword Clarion Reviews
“This book strikes a great balance between originality and genre convention. The premise is unique, and its execution is thrilling and unexpected. Additionally, the storytelling technique of injecting author commentary into the novel directly isn’t one I’ve seen before. Yet, this novel also feels at home among other humorous science fiction and fantasy stories, from the tongue-in-cheek tone, to the young-yet-talented “chosen one” as the main character.
The novel poses an engaging central question: How can we do good in an increasingly complicated, dark, and unequal world? Its answer—through teamwork, creativity, friendship, trust, determination, and good humour—comes through with heart. This novel has a fun, engaging, and whimsical science fiction plot. The love that the author has for baseball, history, and most particularly, music, is clear and tangible. That enthusiasm is contagious—readers can feel how deeply the author believes in the redemptive power of art and teamwork. The novel has a great plot, character, and voice…
I loved the idea that reincarnated musicians could form a metaphorical baseball team to save the world. I mean, that is an awesome premise! I also liked that the PTB and the WTA were left fairly ambiguous in their form and ambitions, and I enjoyed the technological elements of the novel, with Candor and Hucky putting their computer skills to work for their respective sides. On the whole, this book is an uplifting, humorous read. It delivers well on both of those accounts. The emotional impact is strengthened by moments of darkness and chaos.
As a reader, I felt our crew of reincarnated hero musicians, along with main character Candor, really had a chance to enact good through their actions. I very much enjoyed it!”
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—CANREADS Book Review
“Surprise, surprise!!
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Candor is a teenage boy. This is a kind of technological science fiction story that is easy to read and quite unusual in the way it’s written. I enjoyed reading it.”
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—MJ Smith Cochrane Alberta