Famed artist Gio Bernardo Rossi dies of an overdose poolside at his Hollywood Hills mansion, a victim of excess and his own success. He finds himself inexplicably haunting a tiny, remote cabin hidden in the low desert of Southern California. The cabin is occupied by a powerful young shaman and shape-shifter, Sofia Rodriguez, who has the ability to see and communicate with the ghost. The relationship between ghost and shaman is contentious at times. But their differences are forgotten when Sofia’s aunt, who also happens to be Gio’s ex, is kidnapped. They join forces to find the aunt and trace her disappearance to wellconnected drug kingpin and real estate developer, Teddy Coner VI. They uncover Coner’s sinister plot to turn the sleepy desert town of Salamander Springs into a Vegas style enterprise, which he intends to use as a cover for his illicit drug dealings with points south. The unlikely duo of ghost and shaman manage to rescue Sofia’s aunt. But the town remains at risk. The battle between shaman and real estate mogul involves a canyon that shifts back and forth in time and a prospector and infamous bandit from the 1800s, Jack McManus, who becomes Sofia’s ally. The fight escalates to an explosive showdown that pits two powerful shapeshifting shamans against one another, while the fate of the town and the fragile desert ecosystem hangs in the balance.

Washed-up seventies glam rock star and British expat, Harrington Gloss, has been contracted to write a fantasy novel. As the deadline looms, he is at a loss as to how to begin, never having written a novel before in his life. Help arrives when he ducks into the Gryphon’s Claw Cafe one fateful evening. There he meets a prickly rock diva, Kincaid McAllister, and inspiration begins to take hold. The would-be writer embarks on a fantastical tale about a scarred and battle-hardened medieval knight-errant, Sir Fenmar of Raventry, the preeminent warrior of the age. Sir Fenmar is sent on an improbable quest into the Jagged Mountains by Princess Isabella of Castle Splendour. His assignment? To locate a mythical dragon she believes can save the kingdom from a mysterious calamity that has befallen it. So begins a serpentine and scaly saga, which parallels and finally intersects its writer’s own story as it builds to a climax, pitting its heroes against a diabolical evil and impossibly long odds as the fate of the world hangs precariously in the balance. As the hero, Sir Fenmar, is given a final shot at redemption, can his hapless author, Harrington Gloss, find a way to transform his own destiny? “The novel’s unique blend of genres and its charismatic protagonist make it a standout in contemporary fiction.” --The Literary Reporter on Angels’ Keep

Set in the future when "firemen" burn books forbidden by the totalitarian "brave new world" regime.

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A fireman in charge of burning books meets a revolutionary school teacher who dares to read. Depicts a future world in which all printed reading material is burned.