Phantasia, a novel

book release

is it magic... is it science... it depends on who you ask.

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The ebook is free here.

The paperback can be bought here.

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Things people have said about Phantasia:

'The premise is unusual: a viral anonymous post leads people to put their heads in bowls of water and try to manifest objects. First for a laugh, and then, somehow, for those who are gifted…it works. From this strange start, the narrator develops the consequences for the world with impressive logic. And yet this book is not a thought experiment. The narrator is telling you a deeper, cosmic story, a sort of modern Miltonian tale.'

'For all the strangeness of Phantasia, at its heart it is a story of love (...), about good vs evil, and how those alliances are not always drawn in the ways you might imagine.'

'Many themes recur in the novel: the theme of time, particularly the distinction between "private time" and “worldly” time; the theme of roads, of paths, and forks; the themes of place, of language, of love, and the magic of all of these.'

'The love stories in this book were gripping, real, and effective. There is a great tenderness and witness to romantic love, not as sentimentality, but as a potentially eternal reality. This was a brilliant part of the story, and one I particularly enjoyed.'

'In a way, the narrator is a character of the book. A rambling man, by initial appearances, yet a man who seems to ramble toward a purpose: to weave the spell of his story.'

'Language is itself alive in this book, central to the unfolding story.'

‘The style and prose, expertly written as a stream of consciousness, reminds me a bit of Saramago in the way that it blends dialogue and narration without bothering with punctuation’.

'The way the author writes dialogue is unusual (…), I can only say that it took a bit of getting used to, but it is a technique with a purpose, and it is a technique that works'.

'[this book] is beautiful because it is hopeful, understanding but hopeful, and in a world saturated with hopelessness, something hopeful is much needed'.

'I am still glowing from the finale. (...) I don’t believe you’ll ever find a book like this one.'

'If you're looking for something truly original and unique, give Phantasia a try.'