Author’s name:  B. Roman

Title of book and/or series:  The Moon Singer Trilogy, a YA/Kids Fantasy series, comprises three books: The Crystal Clipper, The War Chamber, and The Wind Rose.

David Nickerson is a teenager trying to cope with a series of family crises:  his father’s unemployment, his deafness after a serious illness, his crippled sister’s mysterious disappearance, and the death of his mother.  David's confused life takes on mystical qualities when he acquires three sacred artifacts that have extraordinary powers, and all are tied to the appearance of the enchanting sailing ship, Moon Singer, that transports him to astonishing dimensions of time and space.  The people David encounters in these other worlds all have a soul connection to him and their lives are destined to intertwine many times over. 

The power of music to heal, to transform, to create life - or destroy it - plays a major role in the trilogy.  When he must rescue a young princess with the gift of healing and immortality in her song, held prisoner in a palace tower, David believes he will also rescue his sister Sally. Strangely, too, David finds he can hear for the first time in years and is transformed into a young man who can “hear” what others cannot, and who can “see” what others deny.  Thus, his “disability” becomes his greatest gift. Using crystal power and his music knowledge David discovers the means to work through his own personal problems and create a better world for everyone he loves.

Although David visits other worlds, past and future, the stories have a contemporary feel.  The real world location is David’s coastal home town of Port Avalon, where his family heritage is one of ship building and sailing; this is his anchor environment where the family drama and surprising miracles take place. 

Even though I’ve created fantasy locations for David’s adventures, we come to see that he is really experiencing a higher consciousness, but David doesn’t quite know where he is: Past? Present? Future?  Are they all one and the same?  Discovering the truth is part of David’s enlightenment.

The Crystal Clipper is the Fairy Tale adventure to The Island of Darkness which has the aura of a medieval era with all the inherent dangers for its inhabitants.  For example, the people are enslaved by the evil High Priestess Jaycina, and Princess Saliana is a prisoner in the Prism Palace tower and forced to sing to keep Jaycina immortal.

In The War ChamberDavid is transported to the island of Coronadus which experiences a limbo of sorts where there is no wind or electrical power following a catastrophic earthquake that separated the city from the mainland.  The citizens live a very simple life much like one would find in a commune, are very ecology minded, and mostly pacifists. But war looms!

The Wind Rose takes place mostly in Port Avalon where David is a music prodigy at a city college and uncovers a Machiavellian plot by a mad music professor to destroy his city and all of civilization.  But a solution evades David so he decides to return to the Island of Darkness which has become the Kingdom of Light again, a vastly beautiful and ethereal city of sophistication and soul evolution. Here, everything becomes clear for our hero.

Well, you would be drawn to the Prism Palace, a shimmering vision amidst an otherwise dark and dense terrain.  At first glance, it appears to be a crystal of monolithic proportions.  It is deceptively transparent, with near-blinding refractions of light that obscure its interior from view.  You might also be fascinated by the Glass Volcano where sacrifices are made of people who have displeased Jaycina.  Instead of being thrown in the fire, an enormous flash of electrical energy surges between the lodestone and the victim’s breastplate.  He is literally magnetized and lifted high into the air, floating on the electrical current like a puppet on a string.  The lodestone is then pushed aside, cutting off the free-floating electrical current and the victim plunges helplessly into the depths of the volcano, screaming his life away.

You would want to avoid the Tower where the worshipped and feared Glass Snake abides.  And stay away from the palace Temple and the Altar of Initiation.  Using hypnotic suggestion, the High Priestess entices people to hand over their personal crystals containing their bio-codes - which contain their genetic maps and all their memories - and makes them her slave.  And don’t ever get lost in the Palace corridors or you will encounter a deceptive Labyrinth of Mirrors and “…your eyes will be unable to see what your heart knows is true.”

Since the citizens of Coronadus put down their weapons and chose to be pacifists, when there is a disagreement they must appear before the War Council where battles are confined to theories and strategies.  The only weapon allowed is the agility of their mind and the degree of their debating skills.   The War Council, comprised of only women, decide who the better tactician is.  Why are only women on the Council? Because the people believe women are the creators of life - are peaceful and reasonable - and men, unfortunately, are the destroyers. 

Since the Great Destruction, all of the machinery - electronics, cars, appliances, light fixtures, etc. -lie dormant because there is no electricity to power them.  Cooking is done by solar and refrigeration is created by using insulated cooling bins placed underground.  As for the boats, which were very sophisticated with both sails and engines, not only is there no energy to propel them but no wind at all to lift the sails. So no one is able to travel to or from Coronadus, and it is a mystery how David and the Moon Singer arrived there. 

Crystal power is the catalyst.  David has a collection of colorful crystals that he experiments with for fun and fascination, including a beautiful Rose Crystal which represents faith and unconditional love.  But things don’t begin to “magically” happen until he is given a unique Singer crystal, which is shaped like a small sailboat.  When David lays out a Star of David grid pattern of his gems, the Singer ignites the power of all of them in a kaleidoscopic fury. The majestic clipper ship Moon Singer appears - a breathtaking vessel made of pure crystal and gold, which transports David on all of his adventures.

Centuries ago a cataclysmic event was prophesied and it was feared that all the great knowledge that had been acquired would be destroyed if it were recorded in books.  So, some very wise scholars programmed a large vein of crystals with all the knowledge of the Universe then rematerialized them into the earth.  They trusted, when the time was right, that the crystal would surface and be attracted by people who would use this wisdom well. Many years later, this vein was discovered by prophets who realized that the power of the crystal held the potential for greatness as well as the potential for evil.  So they broke up the vein and fashioned it into the three masts of the ship Moon Singer, which represent Love, Wisdom and Truth. The men set the ship adrift on a pre-programmed course to another dimension where she would be safe from unscrupulous men.  Before they did, however, they chiseled a bit of crystal from each mast and fashioned the chips into the Singer crystal. The Singer is the only crystal that can activate the Moon Singer’s many powers. 

 

Occult subjects that were once looked upon as fringe or “out there” have become mainstream:  reincarnation, soul travel, extrasensory perception, clairaudience and clairvoyance, crystal power, communication with the dead and so forth.  I touch on all of these

I realize that teens today are attracted to pop culture that focuses on dark and violent themes, but I hope my stories will offer kids a balance, especially if they are just beginning to ponder metaphysical thoughts and concepts.  Of course, my goal is to give them an enjoyable, suspenseful, and uplifting reading experience.  I also hope that many adults will read the stories and find them thought-provoking and inspiring.

There are links to all of my books on my Creativia author page where readers can learn more about me and about the power of music and magical adventures  - then go to the Amazon link if they are interested in buying.

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