Melody and the Pier to Forever

~an epic fantasy by~ Shawn Michel de Montaigne

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Writing has always been a part of my life, even from the time I was a young boy. There were periods, some of them stretching to several years apiece, when I didn’t write a thing. But I always returned to the art. I read lots, too. Rarely fiction, mind you, but moral philosophy, education, history, religion, politics, economics. My favorites: Erich Fromm, Jiddu Krishnamurti, Lao-tse, Henry David Thoreau, Ralph Waldo Emerson, Ray Billington, David C. Korten, E.F. Schumacher, Michel Eyquem de Montaigne (my all-time favorite). I read the occasional science-fiction novel (Jerry Pournelle, Larry Niven, Robert Heinlein, and Frank Herbert); I picked up my first fantasy book, The Sword of Shannara by Terry Brooks, when I was 19 and working in a tiny gas-station booth and needing something to do with the long hours. But overwhelmingly nonfiction of the variety I listed above ruled my bookshelves and my thoughts, and does to this day.


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Sole Survivor: The Story of Kaza of Theseus (A Companion Novel to Melody and the Pier to Forever)

   

An entire world falls to war.

A young man watches, helpless, as his sister is eaten by a giant demon right before his eyes. He narrowly escapes death himself; buoyed by the current of a corpse-filled canal, he bears horrified witness to the complete destruction of his country, Theseus. The invaders are everywhere--and intent on killing everything that moves or breathes.

With nothing more than the encouraging words of a dying Healer and a mysterious lens-shaped object that his sister threw to him in her last moments of life, Kaza of Theseus dares to escape the closing jaws of doom and make it to the distant renegade fleet rumored to be sailing out of harm's way along the Great Pier known as Ae Infinitus, and led by a king named Conor Kieran Faramond Benedictus I, who dares to stand against the evil and fight back.

It's a tale of faith, courage, and hope--in a time when all three are seemingly nowhere to be found.

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Reflections Of Connie


When I was ten years old, just a young boy in fourth grade, I fell in love with a very pretty girl named Connie. It was a magical, hopeful, joyous year, but also one that was deeply tragic and painful.

Let's travel back in time to 1972 ...


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The Candle

Allison Oberlan is a pretty twenty-something looking for something different in her life. Little does she know that something different is waiting for her at a Renaissance Festival, where a candle vendor gives her a plain white candle, telling her it will only light for a sorcerer's true love. Follow what happens next when that candle lights for Allison--and changes everything.

*(Please note that The Candle is an erotic fantasy with adult themes and situations, and hence is not available to minors.)

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Fan Fiction!

Some stories just should not end, don't you agree?

I'm writing fan fiction for the short-lived Firefly sci-fi series; and I've recently started writing something to tack onto the end of The Princess Bride. You can keep up with my work at PaperDemon.com, where all fan fiction I pen will be posted.

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Melody and the Pier to Forever has many illustrations. Too, Kyla and I like taking pictures whenever we head out for a day off. Pop by my Picasa page to enjoy our photography!

Would You Like to Read Melody and the Pier to Forever: Book Two for FREE?

It can happen! Here's how:

For those of you who create and post online fan art specific to Melody and the Pier to Forever, I'll let you read Melody and the Pier to Forever: Book Two for FREE!

  • Compose and play a song--post it on YouTube!
  • Write a fan-fiction short story about a favorite character, scene, chapter or part!
  • Paint or draw a character or scene!
  • Write poetry!
  • Create a sculpture!
  • Perform a scene from Book One!
  • Make a craft!
  • Take photos inspired by Book One!
  • Got something else in mind? Go for it!
Make sure you contact me (ThePiertoForever-at-gmail.com) so that I can see your masterpiece, of course--and have fun! I look forward to seeing your creation!

 

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