Böcker av John Michael Coia

When young boys, or girls for that matter, wander off into their inner world, magical things can happen. That is where the reality of the adult world becomes less than real, often dissappearing altogether. Hard things can become soft, gravity be denied and both time and distance get mixed up. Adults say "You're imagining things. Stop daydreaming and do something useful," but who is to say what is real and what is imagined? I certainly prefer the so called 'imagined' world to the other, 'real world', where hard things are hard and supper time is fixed. So let's join Marcus Parnassus in his adventures, where supper time is always when you're hungry and bed time is flexible.

An ordinary middle-aged man of Scottish origin lives a quiet and retired life in the mountains of Southern Italy with his wife. One day Cole meanders in the mountains where he encounters an object of unknown origin. His life and that of the world is changed forever. The object assimilates him physically, conferring unimaginable power. Motivated to arrest what he sees as one of mankind's greatest failings, he utilises his newfound powers to challenge the world's most powerful governments and drive them to change. The Pool goes where no book has ever gone before. This imaginative novel takes on world leaders and the Vatican, as it strives to bring sense to global affairs. When fearful governments stand up to Cole by threatening nuclear attack, who will be the Saviour?