Bøger af Kenneth Alan Moe

Since childhood, Henry had wanted to be a nudist but never dared doing it. During a post-divorce mid-life crisis, the high school English teacher sought to fulfill his dream of living without clothes by impulsively buying a reputedly haunted house in a remote part of Arizona's Verde Valley, where he vowed to stay naked the entire summer. But how is he going to explain this to his family? Amidst his nude idyll, Henry picks up extrasensory signals in certain parts of the house, signals of great joy mingled with deep sadness. Captivated by male and female auras radiating in various rooms, he seeks to discover their identities. Unknown to Henry, two bloody deaths occurred at the mansion a century earlier. Will his intuitive powers be enough for him to unravel this tragic mystery? And what should he make of the abandoned Indian sweat lodge in the woods to the east? Members of the nearby Yavapai Tribe, amused by Henry's naturism, provide him with information about the sweat lodge and the eccentric millionaire who built the mansion. Complicating his situation, a teaching colleague at his school sends Henry an email suggesting they get together for dinner and a film. Beatrix is an attractive divorcee, but Henry would have to don clothing to go out with her, thereby breaking his vow of nakedness. As their relationship deepens via email exchanges, Henry decides to tell Beatrix about his naturist lifestyle, resulting in what Beatrix then calls "Henry's bombshell." This companion novel to the HERETICS IN OCCUPIED EDEN series has new characters plus a few familiar old ones in supporting roles. It can be enjoyed independently of the earlier books but offers additional riches for those who have read them.

"You well may be the Eve of a new hominid species," Chief Librarian Key told Zara. She was on the cusp of receiving a PhD from Stanford when her mentor brought news that because of mutations in her DNA, it was critically important she bear children. Not in a relationship at the time, Zara demurred, until Key explained that the emerging species she represented was likely to replace the degenerating Homo sapiens. Zara considered herself a woman apart, a bisexual naturist with a genius IQ and the ability to converse with a wide range of mammals. She also knew how to float out of her body to explore invisibly anywhere she wanted to go, but of course, her whole family could do that. Yet this revelation from the Chief Librarian not only reinforced an already deep sense of isolation but brought unwelcome complications, the first of which was finding a suitable partner. This sixth book in the Heretics in Occupied Eden series focuses on the next generation and may be read as a stand-alone work or as part of the whole. Zara is the oldest child of Cloud and Terp Morgan, the protagonists of the first three Heretics books, and her significantly long life unfolds in ways even more extraordinary than the boundary shattering lives of her parents. In the course of the narrative, Zara and others refer to The Third Song of Creation, an alternative creation myth intentionally informed by modern psychology that she wrote as a college project. In the form of a thousand-line poem, the myth in its entirety is included as an appendix.

The Strange Angels continues the saga begun in The Floating Boy. Cloud and Terp sojourn in Hawaii and Australia's Northern Territory before settling into domestic life in Arizona. Yet memories of Xuan and the proximity of Terp's college roommate Dagmar intrude on their bliss and lead them to deeper metaphysical discoveries. Cloud pursues a career as a history professor, while Terp serves as a mainline parish pastor, until peculiar circumstances draw them toward a previously unimagined vocational partnership. Involvements with the scurrilous preacher T. C. Smith profoundly test and stretch their psychic abilities. Face-to-face encounters with the Old One provide answers and create more questions about the nature of this enigmatic being. And in response to the mystical gravity unintentionally generated when Terp and Cloud are together, a galaxy of extraordinary and gifted people come into their orbit.

Emma Round became smitten with the Boy Who Lived when she was nine, at the same time discovering a guiding vision for her life in Hermione Granger. By high school she had become a prize-winning Harry Potter geek. For a comparative religions assignment in college, Emma designed a church that used J. K. Rowling's novels as its Bible, and friends urged her to turn that school project into a real congregation. However intriguing the idea might be on paper, Emma knew that bringing the Holy Rowlings to life would be complicated. But motivated by a traumatic experience in her teens and with the wit and courage of her role model Hermione, Emma took up the challenge of transforming herself from Potter geek into Hallowed Philosopher. This seventh volume in the HERETICS IN OCCUPIED EDEN series connects with characters from the earlier novels but may be enjoyed without having read any of the previous books, especially by serious Potterheads. The story chronicles and pays tribute to the Millennial generation, those who were children when they discovered Harry Potter and who grew up eagerly awaiting the release of each new book in the series. As such, it is accessible to people of all ages who have not read Rowling's work, although they will certainly encounter spoilers. Those familiar with the Potterverse will recognize abundant allusions to it, get the jokes, and absorb a wealth of trivia, literary lore, and obscure information.

This companion novel in the HERETICS IN OCCUPIED EDEN series can be enjoyed independently of the other books but offers more riches to those who have read them. Chaucer Dickinson first appeared in a minor role in THE DANCING CHURCH. This book offers a deeper surveillance of her life, including previously unrevealed involvements with important characters from the earlier novels. Emerging from a dysfunctional childhood as the lost middle child between a brilliant older sister and a golden-haired younger brother, Chaucer decides to write a fantasy novel to make fun of it all. Producing the manuscript, however, stretches over decades. The chapters of her satirical work unfold at crucial times for Chaucer as she outwardly explores the roles of idealistic war protester, drug-using hippie, feminist graduate student, and gay rights advocate, before settling into a career as a college English professor. Along the way, she marries a gay man, divorces him, and seeks new love with a married colleague. Her wonderland fantasy, THE TIMBERSCAPE OF MEMORY, is interspersed between the chapters of her personal story, reflecting her own improbable journey and ultimately providing a means for integrating her outer and inner worlds.