Walking Weird
The Paradox Chronicles - Vol. 5
Expand the mind, expand the soul.
Free the mind, free the will.
Walking Weird explores initiatory steps toward personal godhood as revealed to Gori by the goddess Ishtar. Practical techniques for lucid dreaming and astral projection are exemplified through character interactions. Philosophical lessons continue on the nature of God, evil, overcoming predatory instincts, void, the divinity of plants, and self-acceptance.
On the front cover: Jasper. Jasper stands in a graveyard in front of a skeletal Shatter Kinder.
ebook ISBN: 9781387502684
paperback: 9781678017224
EXPLICIT CONTENT (SEX, VIOLENCE, DRUGS, PROFANITY) Synthesis, the Design of Moirai only glimpsed in the previous Paradox Chronicles is laid bare in Walking Weird, and this skein is a sticky one, ensnaring all of your favorite characters in Hecate's web. After years of imprisonment, Astothan's chance for escape finally comes. His cherished beloved Lavidia is all he can think about, but time may not yield even for gods, and his struggle with forgiveness and love anew has only begun. Poor Jasper's troubles were only just beginning in The Witch of Hainted Holler, and now he must pick up the pieces of that fateful day and carry the weight of the world on his scrawny shoulders, with the Grim Reaper his only friend. In Shatter Kinder, Geist Kinder, being a father was Phoenix's fondest wish; yet paternity of monsters is fraught with danger and omens. Eldridge and the rest of Omega begin to master the powers revealed to them in Asphyxia, yet old enemies hatch fresh schemes. The mad adamantine shuttle flies, and as the weave grows ever taught, the sole path navigable is Walking Weird!
The confluence of Gori's first four books is a torrid one, and the reader is sure to get wet, so kick back and enjoy, while you still can.
Character Biographies
Phoenix-Astothan is a sabbatic goat with 4 eyes.
Eliara-Lavidia is a god with fairy wings.
Jasper is a human. His picture is fractured to represent his psyche.
Bethany is a sabbatic goat with only 2 eyes.
WARNING: Contains spoilers for previous books!
Phoenix-Astothan: Fathers of Omega and long suffering servants of Paradox. These twin gods of Death continue to try to protect their unique progeny by any means necessary. In Walking Weird the spotlight is finally on Astothan who, after his long imprisonment and torture, is finally given his freedom and an opportunity to find love again. But dark eyes still plot and plan, and his torture is not yet over.
Eliara-Lavidia: Mothers to Omega and once nobles, even to other gods. These twin gods continue to pay a high price for their love of Phoenix-Astothan and strive to protect and guide Omega while in exile on Earth. In Walking Weird they guide poor Jasper & Jerushi from The Witch of Hainted Holler to Eden, where their ultimate destiny awaits.
Bethany: Introduced in Shatter Kinder, she is the jilted lover of Astothan, and the sole survivor of an act of cruel vengeance. This mad goddess is consumed by her need for retribution against Omega and will destroy any who stand in her way. And yet, her long forgotten role as a goddess of birth still works its way through her madness, giving her another chance at ultimate revenge.
Omega: Four eternal souls destined to rise and consume everything, originally introduced in Asphyxia. Hidden in exile on Earth, only Eldridge remains in his true form. The other three souls, separated by tragedy; Nathaniel, Danielle, & Jithinia, are contained in lowly human vessels, unaware of their unique nature until they found each other. They now move inexorably toward their dark birthright while stalked by an unseen enemy. In Walking Weird, the foursome struggle with their new abilities and come to terms with the painful truths and ultimate acceptance of the dark power they wield.
Jasper: An ordinary human thrust into horror and tragedy as a survivor of the events of The Witch of Hainted Holler. Pushed to the very brink of madness, in Walking Weird, he struggles to protect the infant Jerushi and eventually arrives in Eden where love and his final fate await him.