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Shards of a Shattered Mirror Book I: Cryptic
Seven hundred years in the future, the ice caps have melted, sea levels have risen and several coastal cities have become seaports. Humans, aliens and Hybrids have formed an Interstellar Alliance that spans dozens of worlds. Due to the spread of humanity outward to the stars and the reduction of Earth's population, the planet has been restored to a more natural state.
Over time, human-alien Hybrids evolved and discovered that their telepathic senses could not only allow them to interact with nature spirits and other Elemental beings that were invisible to humans in the past, but that their abilities could also be expanded through the use of a powerful potion that opened their minds to parallel realities and higher dimensions. With this knowledge, they developed the Five Levels of Mastery that gave their kind the ability to manipulate the very fabric of spacetime.
It is into this world that Willa Hillicrissing was born. A thirteen-year-old human-alien Hybrid with golden eyes and a wild mane of fox-fur hair, Willa was raised amid the green forests and peaceful seaside setting of Port Dublin in Ireland where, as an apprentice to her Hybrid mentor, Holly Cotton, she takes her first steps on the path to becoming a Cryptic.
But when Holly discovers that Willa possesses an ancient gene capable of magnifying her powers far beyond the abilities of even the most experienced Sage, she's called upon to protect the Earth and the Alliance from a ruthless alien Empire bent on enslaving every world in its path.
Over time, human-alien Hybrids evolved and discovered that their telepathic senses could not only allow them to interact with nature spirits and other Elemental beings that were invisible to humans in the past, but that their abilities could also be expanded through the use of a powerful potion that opened their minds to parallel realities and higher dimensions. With this knowledge, they developed the Five Levels of Mastery that gave their kind the ability to manipulate the very fabric of spacetime.
It is into this world that Willa Hillicrissing was born. A thirteen-year-old human-alien Hybrid with golden eyes and a wild mane of fox-fur hair, Willa was raised amid the green forests and peaceful seaside setting of Port Dublin in Ireland where, as an apprentice to her Hybrid mentor, Holly Cotton, she takes her first steps on the path to becoming a Cryptic.
But when Holly discovers that Willa possesses an ancient gene capable of magnifying her powers far beyond the abilities of even the most experienced Sage, she's called upon to protect the Earth and the Alliance from a ruthless alien Empire bent on enslaving every world in its path.
240 pages, Paperback
Published September 28, 2017
About the author
Darryl Anka
35 books234 followersDarryl Anka is an internationally known channeller, speaker and author with sales of over 300,000 books in Japan.
Anka claims that he began to communicate, through trance-channeling, with an extra-terrestrial entity called Bashar in 1983. He describes Bashar as existing in a parallel reality, in a time frame that we perceive as the future. The monologues and dialogues with Bashar cover a wide range of topics including human psychology, planetary evolution, metaphysics, and extra-terrestrials. Occasionally, Anka will act as a guest speaker in conferences related to issues such as ET contact. Anka has also channeled other entities, and the entity Bashar has also been channeled by other mediums.
Anka appeared in the 2008 documentary Tuning In alongside other notable channels such as Lee Carroll.
Anka's channeling sessions, private and public, are usually recorded and many have been compiled into various books and audio-visual material. His first book, The New Metaphysics, includes Q&A sessions with Margot Chandler, Ph.D., and was edited by Rosemarie Hopf-Weichel, Ph.D.
Anka claims that he began to communicate, through trance-channeling, with an extra-terrestrial entity called Bashar in 1983. He describes Bashar as existing in a parallel reality, in a time frame that we perceive as the future. The monologues and dialogues with Bashar cover a wide range of topics including human psychology, planetary evolution, metaphysics, and extra-terrestrials. Occasionally, Anka will act as a guest speaker in conferences related to issues such as ET contact. Anka has also channeled other entities, and the entity Bashar has also been channeled by other mediums.
Anka appeared in the 2008 documentary Tuning In alongside other notable channels such as Lee Carroll.
Anka's channeling sessions, private and public, are usually recorded and many have been compiled into various books and audio-visual material. His first book, The New Metaphysics, includes Q&A sessions with Margot Chandler, Ph.D., and was edited by Rosemarie Hopf-Weichel, Ph.D.
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December 22, 2017
The spirit of nature and the spirit of space are beautifully woven through the lives and relationships of the characters in this book. It allows us to peek into a world 700 years from now where the beings of earth, along with otherworldly inhabitants, evolved into magical unique individuals. The descriptions of each being, from nature spirit entities to hybridized humans take the reader to an appreciation of the remarkable and distinctive essence of each soul. The astounding abilities that have evolved, not only through evolution, but within the lifetimes of the central characters are given life themselves in a beautiful dance within each character’s psyche and between the characters to create a rich tapestry of a tale that I felt mysteriously at home in.
June 16, 2018
A fine book from Darryl
Darryl is known for channelling insights from Bashar, an entity from future. The main character, Willa had come across in some channelling sessions before. She lives on Earth 700 years into the future. How would this earth be after 700 years? This book is for those who are curious about earth's future.
Everything exists here and now. Simultaneous parallel realities. One of the possible dramas our consciousness could project.
This book is for those of who listen to Bashar's teachings. This focuses on the infinite possibilities, our Self could come up with. An entertaining read. We look forward to the next in the sequels.
Darryl is known for channelling insights from Bashar, an entity from future. The main character, Willa had come across in some channelling sessions before. She lives on Earth 700 years into the future. How would this earth be after 700 years? This book is for those who are curious about earth's future.
Everything exists here and now. Simultaneous parallel realities. One of the possible dramas our consciousness could project.
This book is for those of who listen to Bashar's teachings. This focuses on the infinite possibilities, our Self could come up with. An entertaining read. We look forward to the next in the sequels.
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April 4, 2018In Serbian language Willa (Вила, Vila) means a fairy or she-elf.
July 5, 2019
Great scifi and fantasy writing.
I'm enjoying the story, but given that you have the insight of Bashar I find it disturbing that there may be such violent and ignorant races in our Universe. Knowing the truth of the quantum reality I can see that all of these ideas are probable in our future. I'm glad that Sasquatch is in this story. They are real people and sometimes visit me. Good reading.
I'm enjoying the story, but given that you have the insight of Bashar I find it disturbing that there may be such violent and ignorant races in our Universe. Knowing the truth of the quantum reality I can see that all of these ideas are probable in our future. I'm glad that Sasquatch is in this story. They are real people and sometimes visit me. Good reading.
May 15, 2024
Might be an enjoyable read for a young person
I spent a few moments deciding between one and two stars. I’ve read worse, and among those are stories I just stop reading and don’t finish. This one I read through, and am planning on reading the next book, to see how things turn out. That must mean that there is worth here, right.
It just feels very basic, oversimplified and immature. These stories with child heroes often suffer from this plot weakness; it’s as though all the adults can think of anything without the child figuring it out through some divine power. That’s the draw of the story, a young person’s fantasy that they might reverse the common roles and have everything suddenly hinge on them.
That doesn’t mean that the adults have to be so vapid, and naive. I found it diff to accept the premises, and so had to push myself through the story. A utopian future in which mankind has given up warring is worth trying to envision, but not by assuming they just regressed into naivite and non-aggression.
At the heart of the story is a girl coming of age into metaphysical power, and dealing with the fact that she’s more unusual than anyone expected. It expresses both the frustration of being weird and the excitement of being special. It would have been worth seeing how men can arrange themselves in support of such a discover, if everyone’s behavior could be more believable.
If I were as young as the main character, I might enjoy this romp more. But even when I was that age, I preferred more fleshed out characters, and world building that had more cohesion.
This is a good book for casual reading that involves social interactions between vanilla humans, magically gifted humans and mythic creatures; it’s probably best kept to young readers.
I spent a few moments deciding between one and two stars. I’ve read worse, and among those are stories I just stop reading and don’t finish. This one I read through, and am planning on reading the next book, to see how things turn out. That must mean that there is worth here, right.
It just feels very basic, oversimplified and immature. These stories with child heroes often suffer from this plot weakness; it’s as though all the adults can think of anything without the child figuring it out through some divine power. That’s the draw of the story, a young person’s fantasy that they might reverse the common roles and have everything suddenly hinge on them.
That doesn’t mean that the adults have to be so vapid, and naive. I found it diff to accept the premises, and so had to push myself through the story. A utopian future in which mankind has given up warring is worth trying to envision, but not by assuming they just regressed into naivite and non-aggression.
At the heart of the story is a girl coming of age into metaphysical power, and dealing with the fact that she’s more unusual than anyone expected. It expresses both the frustration of being weird and the excitement of being special. It would have been worth seeing how men can arrange themselves in support of such a discover, if everyone’s behavior could be more believable.
If I were as young as the main character, I might enjoy this romp more. But even when I was that age, I preferred more fleshed out characters, and world building that had more cohesion.
This is a good book for casual reading that involves social interactions between vanilla humans, magically gifted humans and mythic creatures; it’s probably best kept to young readers.
October 12, 2026
Darryl Anka’s *Shards of a Shattered Mirror: Book I: Cryptic* introduces an imaginative futuristic universe where humanity, alien civilizations, and Hybrids share an expansive interstellar society.
The transformation of Earth into a greener, more natural world offers a fascinating backdrop for a civilization that has spread across dozens of planets.
The development of telepathic abilities and the Five Levels of Mastery adds an intriguing blend of speculative science, higher dimensions, and extraordinary power.
At the center of the story, thirteen-year-old Willa Hillicrissing begins her journey toward becoming a Cryptic under the guidance of her mentor, Holly Cotton.
Willa’s ancient gene introduces a compelling mystery and places her at the heart of a conflict that could threaten Earth and the wider Alliance.
The looming danger of a ruthless alien Empire gives the story an expansive sense of urgency, balancing personal growth with the fate of entire worlds.
For readers who enjoy imaginative space opera, unusual alien cultures, psychic abilities, and young heroes discovering their potential, *Cryptic* offers an inventive foundation for a larger science-fiction saga.
The transformation of Earth into a greener, more natural world offers a fascinating backdrop for a civilization that has spread across dozens of planets.
The development of telepathic abilities and the Five Levels of Mastery adds an intriguing blend of speculative science, higher dimensions, and extraordinary power.
At the center of the story, thirteen-year-old Willa Hillicrissing begins her journey toward becoming a Cryptic under the guidance of her mentor, Holly Cotton.
Willa’s ancient gene introduces a compelling mystery and places her at the heart of a conflict that could threaten Earth and the wider Alliance.
The looming danger of a ruthless alien Empire gives the story an expansive sense of urgency, balancing personal growth with the fate of entire worlds.
For readers who enjoy imaginative space opera, unusual alien cultures, psychic abilities, and young heroes discovering their potential, *Cryptic* offers an inventive foundation for a larger science-fiction saga.
October 22, 2021
Whether realizing it or not, the author provides a powerful alchemical formula for a lasting transformation of consciousness. The five alchemical elements emphasized as the ‘Five Levels of Mastery’ provides a unique take on such alchemical formulas. Many parallels exist between the proposed path of Willa, the Cryptic, and countless other esoteric and shamanic traditions in the real world. This first part of hopefully a complete ‘fiction’ tells a terrific story of one such path of initiation. Looking forward to hearing more about Willa and her alchemical transformation.
March 20, 2024
finally a book that can keep up with my expansive warped mind
Darryl has out done himself with shards. Mind bending and had you grasping for the next page. I am very up to date with his channeling and information he’s presented on Orion so for this book feels like I’m receiving even more information from the cosmos. Past present future all happening at once and it’s almost as if I’m there as I read this book. Thanks Darryl <3
Darryl has out done himself with shards. Mind bending and had you grasping for the next page. I am very up to date with his channeling and information he’s presented on Orion so for this book feels like I’m receiving even more information from the cosmos. Past present future all happening at once and it’s almost as if I’m there as I read this book. Thanks Darryl <3
January 9, 2025
Pure enjoyment
Enjoyed every word, every story, every single character. Thank you, Darryl, for sharing such amazing insights into the future of planet Earth, bringing us closer towards understanding our potential as multi-dimensional beings, and deep connections with our galactic families. Much appreciated! Please receive my unconditional love!
Enjoyed every word, every story, every single character. Thank you, Darryl, for sharing such amazing insights into the future of planet Earth, bringing us closer towards understanding our potential as multi-dimensional beings, and deep connections with our galactic families. Much appreciated! Please receive my unconditional love!
June 9, 2022
3.5 stars! It’s been a long while since I’ve read a sci-fi novel and it’s not exactly my cup of tea but this was pretty good! It’s well-written and the universe building was great! I’d highly recommend for any sci-fi enthusiast!
May 20, 2024
Enjoyable
After listening to the channeling of Willa by Darryl Anka, I was keen to read this book. It is well written, moves at a fast pace and includes the wisdom you’d expect. I look forward to reading the second book. Highly recommended.
After listening to the channeling of Willa by Darryl Anka, I was keen to read this book. It is well written, moves at a fast pace and includes the wisdom you’d expect. I look forward to reading the second book. Highly recommended.
July 25, 2018
Great world building and I loved the main character's journey. The author is building an epic so there are a lot of characters but there's a list at the end.
May 4, 2020
Exceptional book! It is really helpful to expand your imagination of what is possible for our future. I couldn’t put it down.
April 9, 2023
This book is filled with magic that brought me joy each time I decided to pick it up and read.
April 14, 2023
I enjoyed reading this book
There's plenty going on to keep you interested.
I'm looking forward to reading the second book, I'd recommend the book it's a good read
There's plenty going on to keep you interested.
I'm looking forward to reading the second book, I'd recommend the book it's a good read
February 5, 2025
The idea of this book was really good. The different species and stories were well developed but I just could not connect to it. I wouldn't mind reading future installments from this universe.
June 14, 2025
Elementals✨Hybrid Gifts oh My!
Excellent read highly recommended. This story takes place 700 years in our future here on earth, I could not put this book down!!!!!
Excellent read highly recommended. This story takes place 700 years in our future here on earth, I could not put this book down!!!!!
February 18, 2026
An amazing story of two parralel Earth history paths that coexist and interact with each other.
June 21, 2026
Looking forward to reading sequel
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