The Spell Collector adds a fantastical twist to terroristic
paranoia. With healthy doses of history
and philosophy, dashes of conspiracy theory, and a sprinkle of mysticism, this novel explores the brutal
dangers that can stem from a single thought.
When his book
about a Lost Element of infinite power ends up as the laughingstock of his
peers, Hector Tuttle, a professor of philosophy, loses his career, his wife,
everything but his beat-up Mustang. His
car dies in the middle of the desert, where he encounters Mona, a drifter of dubious sanity. She believes his philosophical theories, and believes that
she has in fact found the Lost Element. In her
van is a hoard of strangely vibrant objects that contain the Element; but, she
believes, only Hector can unleash their power.
Bizarre events draw the attention of the FBI, which targets Mona’s
collection as a weapon of mass destruction.
Yet, the essence of her collection is what’s been known throughout the
ages as “magic”: a phenomenon of beauty, an instrument of creativity and worship.
Testing the boundaries between metaphysics and ethics, religion and politics, power and poverty, The Spell Collector traverses the border between fiction and philosophy.
You can read the opening here. Please write to me at sonauto[dot]docs[at]gmail[dot]com if the story interests you.
Testing the boundaries between metaphysics and ethics, religion and politics, power and poverty, The Spell Collector traverses the border between fiction and philosophy.
You can read the opening here. Please write to me at sonauto[dot]docs[at]gmail[dot]com if the story interests you.
