Conundrum

by Adam Colton

England's oldest county provides the backdrop as lives are turned upside down in the most unlikely settings. The characters wrestle with their sanity as they make astonishing discoveries about themselves. From a dream recording machine to an alternative apocalypse, and from historic Canterbury to the White Cliffs of Dover, their world is never what it seems. Is anything they experience even real?
The stories gradually fit together like pieces of a jigsaw puzzle until even the reader and the author himself are drawn into the dilemmas.
The tales were originally released as 'Seven Dreams of Reality' and 'The Kent-erbury Tales.' Some are expanded; others are modified; one is brand new. Let your mind wander and enjoy these mysterious tales from deepest Kent.

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Published September 1, 2016

About the author

Adam Colton is an author of travel books and psychological fiction from Kent, UK. His musical project, '2021: A Musical Odyssey,' now has a 2024 edition and reviews the classic rock and pop albums of the last sixty years, with the humour many will be familiar with from his travel writing.

Adam released three novels during 2020 which he refers to as his 'lockdown trilogy.' The first of these, 'Codename: Narcissus' is a psychological tale narrated by a narcissist while his long-suffering wife disappears into a fantasy world to escape.

'The Dream Machine (Labyrinth of Dreams)' is a surreal tale about a machine that can record dreams and play them back as the ultimate 'virtual reality' experience. It is set in Adam's home county of Kent.

Finally 'The Nightshade Project' features a plot about a government programme to implant silicon chips into the brains of every eighteen-year-old. It contains elements of comedy, surrealism and horror as an outside influence hacks directly into the central character's mind.

All three novels are available as paperbacks and eBooks, as is ‘Digital Psychosis,’ a mystery novel detailing impostor syndrome and dissociation with humour and intrigue.

Adam’s humorous travel books document cycling (Stair-Rods and Stars), hiking (Mud, Sweat and Beers) and lighthouse-spotting ('England and Wales in a Flash' and 'Bordering on Lunacy') as well as ‘Hamstreet, Kent - A Compendium’ celebrating the Kentish village of his childhood.

In addition he has released two short story collections and is one half of the musical duo Adam Colton and Teresa Colton, a mother and son act who record their own acoustic songs who were featured on BBC radio's Dave Cash Show.

Additional info: The Full Cycle was the original title of Stair-Rods and Stars.