Discovering Aberration - Softcover

Barrus, S. C.

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53 ratings by Goodreads

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0989917703 ISBN 13: 9780989917704

Publisher: Away & Away, 2014

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When Freddy was young, he was enmeshed in the underground world of streetfighting. As a teacher, this new sedate life leaves him thirsting for a fresh adventure. Lumpen's a desperate archaeologist with a slew of rivals. After stealing an ancient map from a crime lord, he calls on Freddy to join forces and unearth the discovery of a lifetime.With a madman at their heels, they must navigate the criminal underworld, best vindictive rivals, and set off halfway around the world in an epic race for the spoils.But their island destination hides many dark secrets. They expect violence, but they'll discover madness.

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From the Author:

Discovering Aberration is perhaps first and foremost a love letter to the classic adventure, mystery and horror stories I've loved so much over the years. I grew up absorbed in books like Robert Louis Stevensons Treasure Island, and Edgar Allen Poes Tales of Mystery and Imagination. These days I still find myself pulled back to them on occasion as well as to a wealth of other classics . From the fun and excitement of Verne's Around the World in 80 Days, to the mystery and banter of Doyals Sherlock Holmes, to the darker realms of H.P. Lovecraft, it was these works which pressed upon me a desire to tell a tale of my own.

When readers hear adventure, often they have in their mind modern, action packed thrill rides which rocket characters from one dangerous plot point to the next. While there are dangers, some of which are ghastly and frightening, Discovering Aberration is not meant to be a roller coaster ride. The scenes of action, adventure, horror and spectacle are not the dough that gives this bread body, they are the spices which give it flavor.

So what is the dough? Wherein lies the foundation of this tale? In the characters, their relationships, and, most of all, in their journey and the transformation that burns within their psyches. Discovering Aberration doesn't look to the climax and resolution to define its purpose and meaning, it finds its purpose in the journey itself and in how the journeys tribulations affect the characters, their actions, and their minds.

If you're looking for a book of non-stop action, perhaps my writing is not for you. I'm here to offer you something different, something more savory than this, something that you can find pleasure in not only through the first read, but for many reads after this. If, however, you would like to be transported into a fictional Victorian world inspired by the classics and bursting with character, then please grab a copy. I hope you enjoy it.

Yours Truly,
S.C. Barrus

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