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Rusty A. Biesele
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The The Saeshell Book of Time is the debut novel for author Rusty Biesele. The long story serial is a unique form of writing that has not been explored in decades. A very long story is split into four installments or parts. Part 1, "The Death of Innocents" was published Oct. 1st, 2012. Part 2, "The Rebirth of Innocents", will be published March 29, 2013. Part 3, "Paradise Lost" will be published Oct. 1st, 2013. Part 4, "The Ceremony of Life", will be published in Spring 2014. These four parts form the first story in the Children of Sophista Book Series, http://www.childrenofsophista.com .
Prior to becoming a writer, Rusty did government funded student research, corporate funded research, finally progressing to various bleeding edge projects ...more
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The Saeshell Book of Time, Part 1: The Death of Innocents (Children of Sophista, #1)
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The Saeshell Book of Time, Part 2: Rebirth of Innocents (Children of Sophista, #2)
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The Saeshell Book of Time Part 3: Paradise Lost (Children of Sophista, #3)
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The Saeshell Book of Time, Part 4: The Ceremony of Life (Children of Sophista, #4)
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The Owl from Oblivion (Children of Sophista, #5)
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Excerpt 7/18/17 "The Owl from Oblivion"
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#amwriting "The Owl from Oblivion", 196,233 words #LiteraryFiction #scifi #fantasy #writing #ChildrensBooks #adoption
Anashivalia deeply imbibes the narcotic vapors of her books, preparing to defend her British composure against the emotional onslaught of the uncivilized brutality perpetrated upon the boy she wishes was her son—instead of Stefan—a boy of exceptional kindness and civility, one Read more of this blog post »
“If, then, I were asked for the most important advice I could give, that which I considered to be the most useful to the men of our century, I should simply say: in the name of God, stop a moment, cease your work, look around you.”
― Essays, Letters and Miscellanies
― Essays, Letters and Miscellanies
“Two possibilities exist: either we are alone in the Universe or we are not. Both are equally terrifying.”
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I'm currently focussed on writing literary fiction that is a blend of fantasy and science fiction with a bent toward making those things seem current and realistic. "The Owl from Oblivion" is being rewritten in a literary fiction style with a tremendous amount of characterization being added and some new plot points. It's quite different in a lot of ways. I am also extensively illustrating the book and its physical form will have a "family heirloom feel", like it was meant to be passed down generation after generation. This is quite hard to do and still have the book being capable of being massed produced. To follow my adventures and see excerpts of writing in progress, follow my twitter: @TPBookSeries ( http://www.twitter.com/TPBookSeries )
The Kickstarter for the second edition bookstore hardcover version of my Book #5, "The Owl from Oblivion" second edition is live. Please help by looking it over and if you can, contribute to the Kickstarter. https://t.co/jHFPrYVSWu
In a few days my Kickstarter for The Owl from Oblivion will start. Here is the preview for the project so you can get an idea what this is about: http://www.childrenofsophista.com/p/b... I'm hoping you will support me through Kickstarter so that I can continue to produce innovative books with a very unusual point of view on humanity.
I will be running a Kickstarter at the end of January to raise money to get more professional edits of Book #5, "The Owl from Oblivion", make a large super-high quality offset print run, and to build the infrastructure necessary to be able to get the book into bookstores nationwide. Essentially I will become a peer to professional publishing. If you are curious, you can get a sneak preview of the #Kickstarter NOW using this link: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/...
I chatter a lot on my twitter. It's https://www.twitter.com/TPBookSeriesIf you follow it, you will see lots of quick messages about the books.
Uploaded to Goodreads a sample of the first 6 chapters in PDF format. Goto book #5's Goodreads page and click "Read". The book can be preordered here: http://www.childrenofsophista.com/p/b...When the book is out, purchasing it from this website will always be much cheaper than anywhere else. Most other places it will be ridiculously expensive.
Check out my blog for the latest information on the forthcoming book #5, "The Owl from Oblivion". http://www.ChildrenOfSophista.com. And to get a good feeling for the books, checkout the intro page at: http://www.SaeshellBookOfTime.com
I've posted on Goodreads a free eBook sample of book #1. If you want to read more about the overall serial, see the website: http://www.saeshellbookoftime.com
Book #4, "The Saeshell Book of Time Part 4: The Ceremony of Life" has just gone live on the press and is now available at: https://www.createspace.com/4708814This is the final book in The Saeshell Book of Time serial novel but not the last book in the Children of Sophista Book Series. Book #5, "The Owl from Oblivion" has a release date in December, 2015.
Check out "The Combined Book Exhibit/New Title Showcase" at the following book fairs to see Book #1, "The Saeshell Book of Time Part 1: The Death of Innocents" on display!Book Fairs:
The London Book Fair April 8th - 10th in London, UK
Texas Library Assoc. Book Fair April 8th - 11th in San Antonio, TX
Connecticut Library Assoc. Book Fair April 28th - 29th in Cromwell, CT
Pennsylvania School Library Assoc. Book Fair May 1st - 3rd in Hershey, PA.
I have a book giveaway running on the books' Facebook page right now. Go to https://www.facebook.com/ChildrenOfSo...In general, book giveaways run more frequently on the books' Facebook page.
If you want to read about the characterization of Stefan, one of my blogs has a post on it: http://www.tomorrowpeoplebook.com
Hope you enjoy it!Courtney wrote: "I just got my copy of your first book in the series. Thank you very much. I look forward to letting you know how I like the book."
I just got my copy of your first book in the series. Thank you very much. I look forward to letting you know how I like the book.
The Kirkus Review of Book #3, "The Saeshell Book of Time Part 3: Paradise Lost" has been posted: http://www.childrenofsophista.com/201...
I've been giving away a number of book #1 and #2 combos on my books' Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/ChildrenOfSo... If you go there and Like the page, you can win books there quicker and easier than a Goodreads giveaway.
Sitting here trying to decide whether or not to do another Goodreads giveaway. Truthfully (feel free to show me I am wrong) it seems like most books I give away here end up on a shelf for months. When I give them away on my Facebook page, they are read rather quickly. Just saying...
Parallax Literary Journal also interviewed me. In that interview I reveal much about the symbolism in book #1. You can read the interview here: http://parallaxedjournal.wordpress.co...
The review of "The Saeshell Book of Time Part 1: The Death of of Innocents" by the Parallaxed Genre Fiction Literary Journal has been posted. Here is the link to it: http://parallaxedjournal.wordpress.co...
Check out the new Parallaxed Genre Fiction Literary Journal out of San Diego State University in California at: http://parallaxedjournal.wordpress.com/ When their journal officially launches tomorrow, they are going to publish a review of The Saeshell Book of Time Part 1: The Death of of Innocents and an interview they did of me.
If you have reviewed book #1, "The Saeshell Book of Time Part 1: The Death of Innocents" and rated it a 4 or 5 and you want to get a free review copy of book #2, "The Saeshell Book of Time Part 2: The Rebirth of Innocents", you should send me a message and let me know. The first batch of ARCs of book #2 will be in on Thursday and I am making a list of people who will get one from the first batch. So message me ASAP if you want to be on the list.
I should receive the proof of book #2's color Collector's Edition today, yay! By the way, I have a giveaway of 3 black and white book #1 Reader's Edition over on the book's Facebook page. It expires at 11:59pm today. To participate in the giveaway, you need to have a Facebook account. https://www.facebook.com/ChildrenOfSo...
Loaded the interior of book #2 into the press. The press's automated book reviewer shows a simulation of what the real paper book will look like. See a screenshot on the Children of Sophista Book Series Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/ChildrenOfSo...
Right now 1300+ people are reading several micro-fiction stories about the world of the Children of Sophista on the Book Series Facebook page at: https://www.facebook.com/ChildrenofSo...
The Facebook page for my Children of Sophista Book Series is a happening place right now: https://www.facebook.com/ChildrenofSo...
I'm thinking at the moment of when book #2 comes out, that I won't do a general giveaway but do a giveaway involving those who rated book #1 a 4 or 5. My thinking is that it does little good to give away book #2 to people who haven't read book #1 or who didn't like book #1. What do people think? Ideas welcome.
Merry Christmas everyone. 
Atreyeu imparts artistic talent to Paul25 during the Renaissance (book #2).
They don't have Christmas on Sophista but a Christmas present that would be high on many people's list would be if someone could touch your mind and bring latent artistic talent to the surface so you could suddenly paint.
The character, Ty, thinks this: The one constant in all of the evolutionary phases of humans and their descendant life forms is the ability to simply discard rather than fix a life form that is deemed defective in some way. (From the Saeshell Book of Time Part 1)
