Ostium

by Alex C. Telander

Jake Fisher discovers a secret town hidden in the far reaches of Northern California. When he discovers the town, he finds it abandoned . . . a town with no people. But he notices something: while there is no one around, there are many, many doors. When he eventually gets inside Ostium he learns that every door has a specific number. None of the doors will open for him, until he starts with the first door. It opens and begins a journey for him that will take him far away from his normal life, through many more doors leading to different places in time and space .

Unknown Binding

First published January 1, 2017

About the author

Alex C. Telander was born and grew up on the south coast of Spain. He moved to California for college, attending California State University, Long Beach where he received a Bachelor’s degree in Creative Writing. He took a number of writing classes with many talented professors, working closely under Lisa Glatt (author of A Girl Becomes a Comma Like That and The Apple’s Bruise: Stories) and Brian Alan Lane (author of Cat and Mouse: Mind Games With a Serial Killer, as well as being a well-connected and respected writer in Hollywood). He also worked for four years at the student-run newspaper, the Long Beach Union, starting as a staff writer, then News Editor, Literature Editor (which he created, getting contacts and requesting review copies from publishers), Associate Editor, and in his last year as Editor-in-Chief. He has been reviewing books for over a decade and in 2008 started BookBanter, an author interview and book review website. BookBanter is now a popular spot for many readers, featuring new interviews twice a month, and new book reviews weekly.

Alex has been writing for over fifteen years. In that time he has written a number of short stories; “The Shadow in Black” was published on the Late Late Show website. He has completed a young adult fantasy novel, in addition to Nothing is an Accident. He is currently working on the first of four books about post-apocalyptic worlds, as well as a historical fiction epic set in the early Middle Ages called Wyrd, which is the Old English word for fate.
In January 2012, he self-published his first ebook, Unquiet Slumbers for the Sleepers, and he plans to publish a second short story collection in March 2012. He has also completed a young adult fantasy novel, which he plans to publish in July 2012.

In his spare time, Alex likes to read a lot, hang out with friends, and when he can, travel just about anywhere.

Reviews

[Eve · Rating 3 out of 5]

Honestly a great concept with two of the single most annoying narrating characters you can possibly imagine.