Publisher's Synopsis
Mount Taishan, China 1486 BCE
Humanity's first recorded comet, Lao-Tien-Yeh 老天葉 finally reaches Earth. Estimated today, to have been four times brighter than the full moon.
An old monk climbs Mount Tai to greet the new star. An insignificant reunion with something along the way introduces the monk to what will become the base tenets of Universal Truth. Principles that later become the foundation of Buddhism. He will not have the chance to tell anyone though, for an ancient force has also awakened with the nightless day.
It takes a thousand years for the Buddhist doctrine to be discovered again.
Hanalei Bay, Hawaii Three Days Ago...
While caring for a recently rescued kitten, an accident occurs that blurs the delicate lines between imagination and reality. Everything that has ever visited Calvin in dreams has come home. Every Grumpmuffin, Goblin, Adamsville Fairy and Menehune expects to have their say. It has been a long time since a human has been in a position to have a conversation and they intend to make the most of it. Harsh questions will be asked. Secrets will be shared. Truths will be revealed.
A childhood promise made to a grandfather forever linked to a ragged old cat weaves through time. Clotho, the sister who spins the threads of life and destiny for the Fates, has placed a single strand to connect them all. But like the Chinese monk before him, Calvin will not have the chance to tell anyone, for the ancient forces once again stir.
Although Twain, Tesla, Barrie, Warhol, The Apollo 12/Intrepid Landing Module, Perun--the Slavic God of Thunder, Some Quantum Foam and a wee bit of lost faith all make appearances ... it may not be enough.
Comet Lao-Tien-Yeh 老天葉 is now designated 12P/Pons-Brooks, and it is fast approaching.
