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A Mountain of Gifts

So what inspired this excerpt? Atlantis: Bearer of Fruit – Book One – Chapter 15 – page 186.

His whole life, Aedon had looked forward to the Day of Apaturia, to the time he would finally be acknowledged as a true son. He had dreamt of this day every night since he was a little boy. He had visions of Gilgamoeh placing his arms around him and finally saying, “Welcome home, son.” He had dreams that Gilgamoeh had secretly bought him gifts for every Day of Apaturia from decades past, while he was growing up, and that he had saved all those gifts. In his fantasy, the day that he was announced to be his son, Gilgamoeh came forward rejoicing and presented him with a mountain of gifts that was higher than even the dome of the Spiral Legislature.

 When I was an age which enrolled me in elementary school, I used to have this reoccurring nightmare about being in a comma for twenty years and then waking up, having missed all of my birthday and Christmas gifts. I would start to cry and then my mother would take me to this round storage room. The walls were all glass and it stretched three stories high. When I walked into the room there were wrapped gifts piled all the way up to the ceiling. They had bought and saved each gift for all those years.

Later, when I was in college, I had the chance to visit union square in San Francisco near Christmastime. There was a department store with a large round lobby and in the center of it, there was a pile of gifts stretching three stories high just like in my childhood dream. I never forgot the experience and no doubt made it way in the conscious imagination of Aedon in Atlantis.

Readers' Favorite Review

Today Readers' Favorite published their FIVE STAR review of Atlantis: Fall of the Gods. Read it here:   http://readersfavorite.com/review/8056 .

Twins and Triplets

Why are there so many sets of twins and triplets in the novels?

There is actually very little information about the people and society of Atlantis. After conducting an investigation for five years, in 1991, I wrote a fifty page paper called Society in Atlantis which encompassed research from the many sources I read.

Most notably, the first set of triplets appears in the first book at the Educatory. We are introduced to Yapet and Seskef and a third triplet whom is never seen. The biblical account of the floor in Genesis 5:32 and Genesis 6:10 clearly state that Noah had three sons at age five-hundred. Assuming this is true and they all had the same mother, then they would have been triplets. I drew from this story for motivation for the characters of Yapet and Seskef.

In Atlantis: Fall of the Gods you will notice that Etruscan Evaemon is stated to be the twin brother of Etruscan Mnesus. As a matter of fact, though not clearly stated, all ten Etruscans are pairs of twins. The motivation for this comes from Plato’s account, where he tells about Atlantis having ten kings, of whom were all five sets of twins.

Many times one would think the story might have a classic twist where one twin pretends to be the other. So far, the story has avoided this situation and does not state if any of the triplets or twins are identical. From the descriptions and characterizations most readers would assume them not to be identical … but just remember, the last book hasn’t been written yet.

FREE OFFERS for Atlantis: Fall of the Gods

In 19 days my new novel, the second in the series, Atlantis: Fall of the Gods will be available at Amazon, Kindle, and elsewhere. There are a couple of FREE OFFERS associated with the book this time. Here are the details:

PAPERBACK EDITION

The paperback edition includes a KEY inside the last page. This KEY can be used to obtain a FREE PDF download of the first book, Atlantis: Bearer of Fruit from the web site www.atlantisnovels.com/promo . This offer will be available beginning February 13th for at least 90 days and may be extended indefinitely.

KINDLE EDITION

Kindle will have the exclusive digital rights to Atlantis: Fall of the Gods for the first 90 days. A special promotion will be run there as well. There will be a least three random days during that period where you will be able to download the book absolutely free. Keep checking Kindle and this blog every day. I will try to alert everyone when one of the FREE days is going to happen.

21 Days until Atlantis: Fall of the Gods officially releases.

The original novel Atlantis: Bearer of Fruit has been given a make over. The revised version includes a new cover that matches the soon to be relased Fall of the Gods, a new map, and revised edited copy. The new edition is already available for purchase at Amazon, Kindle, and Barnes & Noble.


If you are looking to read the book, rather than collect it, you will be able to download a PDF version of Atlantis: Bearer of Fruit for free with the purchase of the new novel Atlantis: Fall of the Gods. Each copy contains a key, that you can use at atlantisnovels.com to obtain your free copy.  Don't rush over there yet, though, the free copies won't be available until after the release of Fall of the Gods.

Here is another hint: Even though the release date is set for February 13th, many times the books appear a wek or ten days ahead of time.

Readers Favorite Review

Below is a preview of the a review that will post later this week at Readers Favorite.

Rating: 5.0 stars

Reviewed by Trisha Dawn Daffon for Readers Favorite

"Atlantis: Fall of the Gods" is the second installment of David Speight's Atlantis trilogy. It tells the story of man's flaws paving the way to Atlantis' probable demise. It follows Aedon in his quest and personal battles, as well as Faeraud in his own realizations. This book also exploits man's beliefs clashing with man's own faith in the supernatural.

The words in this book flow like magic. They are perfectly orchestrated to elicit responses from the reader appropriate for each scene. There were unfamiliar words but I found myself having no trouble forming the pictures in my head. Some of the names were hard to pronounce but it added to the novels' charm. The characters were wonderful, easily relatable and molded to perfection. I also love how the animals were given unique characteristics. The dialogue was clever, humorous, and perfectly tailored to each character. It was never cheesy nor was it overly dramatic. I like how it is a mix of old and new, fantasy at the same time reality. Author David Speight's writing made me feel like there was another world hidden in the pages of this book and I stumbled upon it. I can't wait for the next installment in the series.