

He was trembling as he tried to remember where he might be and how he had arrived. The room was plain, sterile, and while he could not say where he was, he was certain this was not the palace. Rocking onto one arm, he stretched toward the sphere and tore off its cover, bathing the space in soft blue light. On a table to his right, dimly silhouetted against a blinded window, stood a light globe. Drenched with perspiration, he tore off the covers, propped onto his elbows, and peered into the darkness. He attempted to sit, but the damp, prickling bedding entangled him. Amazon has already listed El despertar as the Number One New Release in Ciencia Ficción. Triad, the saga's concluding volume, was released on January 1, 2017.Īwakening was recently translated into Spanish and was released as El despertar-La saga de Ydron on July 1, 2015.

The third in the series, Foretellers, came out on March 1, 2016. Awakening, an epic, was released in January, 2014, and Thought Gazer, an adventure and first volume of a prequel trilogy, was released on January 1, 2015. He has written award-winning poetry and four novels. His goal is to craft gripping stories about the human condition, whether they are set here or another world. Ultimately, all of this background comes together, struggles to find coherence and emerge in my work."

In the course of these doings I have had the privilege of meeting very accomplished individuals in the areas of music, movies, sports, technology, industry, finance, and politics. Over the years I've driven trucks, been an FM disk jockey, produced concerts, served as a mainsail trimmer on racing yachts, piloted gliders, written software, worked as a hair stylist, and owned and operated my own business-all with varying degrees of success, but all have imparted a wealth of experience and taught great lessons. I like people-who else is there?-so I talk and listen and try to understand what I hear.

I am endlessly curious about the world around me, so I read and I travel. I enjoy fine food, so I have learned to cook. "I am of the persuasion life is too short to squander. Raymond Bolton lives near Portland, Oregon with his wife, Toni, and their two cats, Georgie and Sophia.
