Böcker av Stephen Spanoudis

Forty observations on dealing with life, the world, and whatever. From the aftermath of war and hurricanes (Alcyone as a Sandpiper at Dawn) to dealing with our crazy fellow humans (Five Universes), from lives in limbo (Crossing the Skyway) to personal coping strategies (Right-Hand Rules), from common-sense advice (Willing) to mystical experiences (Return to Forever). This is the third poetry volume from author / poet / editor / photographer Stephen Spanoudis, whose books included The Republic of Dreams series, and the serialized Roger & Phoebe.

Set at the beginning of the 23rd Century, as the Game of Life and Death draws to its inevitable conclusion, Ion, book six of the series, follows the adventures of Exander Metro, his son Ion, Meredith's daughter Jet, and the tribal crew of the Ghost as they venture into the past to unlock ancient secrets and find the Objects of Power needed to do battle with Death Himself. Welcome to The Republic of Dreams, where unseen combatants wage a proxy war in a world that is equal parts science, history, metaphor and mystery. The proxy war is now out in the open, and the casualties mount rapidly as the encounters with unreality escalate in violence and heart-wrenching consequences until the conflict becomes global in scale and life itself hangs desperately in the balance. Will Ariadne, the global artificial intelligence, be the key to survival? The members of the Metro family? Zara Gee and the Alliance fleet? One of the Gods Who Remain? Or will it be Sinar and her fellow autons? Not even Ion himself can see where the future will lead them as they search desperately for a way to stave off the End.

At age seventeen, Exander Metro already has a resume most people couldn't fill in a lifetime. Not that it's been easy. Hardly a year goes by when he hasn't been dead at least once. How can he still be alive? The mysterious Woman in Black knows. So does Ms. Lim, his T'ai chi instructor. His name marks him as "the Defending Man," destined to play a key role in the Game of Life and Death - a game he must struggle to learn as the Fates themselves seem to argue over his existence. The next two years might just be the most dangerous of all, as unproven new technologies including a 'magic' diving suit, enable him to delve into the sands beneath the Aegean Sea, bringing ancient artifacts, and the secrets they have kept buried for millennia, back into the light. Welcome to the Republic of Dreams, where unseen combatants wage a proxy war in a world that is equal parts science, history, metaphor and mystery. Set in the second half of the 22nd century, Explorers, book two in the series, takes us to Greece to meet the extended Metro family, and then to California to meet Meredith Enarson, who, like Exander himself, may be an echo of something from the past, and may have a unique role to play in the Game - if she lives long enough.

Forty-two poems on dealing with the transitions life throws at us, and looking for messages and meaning in the things, and the places, and the people that surround us. From war-torn Ukraine (Unsilent Spring) to the stunning Pacific Northwest (Ruby Beach), from autumn in the Midwest (The Ghosts of Sharon Wood) to the tropical environs of South Florida (Creatures of the Air). Poems that pay homage to the past, but recognize the need to push through the here and now and find a future, out there, somewhere. Also included are the varied voices of The Republic of Dreams, including the title poem (Mending Worlds).Stephen Spanoudis is a technologist / author / poet / photographer, and managing editor of theotherpages.org.

From humble beginnings in one of Brazil's crowded favelas, soulmates Mario Ng and Ana Silva chase ambitious dreams - hers of being a music star - and his of becoming his country's youngest astronaut. They find success as Ana's music inspires a global audience and Mario rewrites the record books. How long can their happiness last in an era of rising seas, global unrest, and hackers bent on wreaking havoc? The answer is painful, and Mario must deal with the ghosts of his past, and ghosts of another era - nightmares with far-reaching consequences for the world below. Welcome to The Republic of Dreams, a place that is equal parts science, history, metaphor and mystery. Book 8 gives us a haunting look at our future history, told mainly by Mario himself, as an engaging, sometimes endearing, sometimes terrifying, first-person memoir.