A Gathering Of Dreams: A Fable

Mount Taishan, China 1486 BCEThe first recorded comet, Lao-Tien-Yeh reaches Earth. Estimated today, to have been four times as bright as the full moon.An old monk climbs Mount Tai to greet the new star. A chance encounter along the way with something from his past will introduce the monk to the tenets of Universal Truth ... Principles that will later become the foundation of Buddhism. He will not have the chance to tell anyone though, for an ancient force has also awakened with the nightless day.It takes another thousand years before the Buddhist doctrine is discovered again.Hanalei Bay, Hawaii Three Days Ago...While caring for a recently rescued kitten, an accident occurs that blurs the delicate lines between imagination and reality. Everything that has ever visited Calvin in dreams has come home. Every Grumpmuffin, Goblin, Adamsville Fairy and Menehune expects to have their say. It has been a long time since a human has been in a position to have a conversation and they intend to make the most of it. Harsh questions will be asked. Secrets will be shared. Truths will be revealed.A childhood promise made to a grandfather forever linked to a ragged old cat weaves through time. Clotho, the sister who spins the threads of human destiny for the Fates, has placed a single strand to connect them all. But like the Chinese monk before him, Calvin will not have the chance to tell anyone, for the ancient forces once again stir. Although Twain, Tesla, Barrie, Warhol, The Apollo 12/Intrepid Landing Module, Perun-the Slavic God of Thunder, some quantum foam, and a wee-bit of lost faith all make appearances ... it may not be enough.Comet Lao-Tien-Yeh is now designated 12P/Pons-Brooks, and it is fast approaching.

• | Author: James Qualls
• | Publisher: James Qualls
• | Publication Date: May 01, 2018
• | Number of Pages: 254 pages
• | Language: English
• | Binding: Paperback
• | ISBN-10: 0998846856
• | ISBN-13: 9780998846859