Hollow Fortress: Part 1 of The Four Gates

by B L Voorhees

Overview

Nicholas Herron, an American soldier falsely accused of desertion, accepts a job offer from a wealthy, though enigmatic elderly woman and finds himself in another world helping to prevent a catastrophic war. Although uncertain whether this other world is a dream or another dimension entirely, he begins to suspect his actions there will reflect back in the world from which he came. In the course of his adventures, he finds love and confronts death, including his own. Gradually, he begins to discover the unimaginable truth of his own being.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780692165034
Publisher:	Sunyata Books
Publication date:	01/31/2019
Series:	Four Gates , #1
Pages:	346
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.77(d)

About the Author

B.L. Voorhees has lived a uniquely interesting and colorful life. From being in the first graduating class at the University of California Irvine and a member of both its crew and national championship swim team, to becoming a lifeguard in nearby Laguna Beach, after which he became a member of the Air Force Para Rescue Team, perhaps the military's most elite Special Forces unit. He returned to rowing after leaving the military, winning the legendary Catalina to Long Beach World Long Distance Dory Championship, but his hopes for the Olympics were dashed when President Jimmy Carter canceled America's participation that year. Mr. Voorhees went on to complete graduate school, earning an MFA in Professional Writing from the University of Southern California, at the same time traveling the world as an aide to senior members of the Saudi Royal Family. He has studied with many renowned mystics and thinkers, including Alan Watts, Carlos Castaneda, Robert Bly, and Andrew Weil, along with physicist and body expert Moshe Feldenkries and Arica Institute founder Oscar Ichazo. He was also accepted into the Institute For The Study Of Human Knowledge founded by the renowned Sufi, Idries Shah. Mr. Voorhees teaches part time as an adjunct professor of mid-eastern history and religious studies at the University of New Mexico in Taos. He is also a world-class tournament poker player, if you dare to meet him on the green felt. His new book, The Hollow Fortress, is the first in a series of mystical stories that draw from his Special Forces background, as well as his insights into the nature of the human soul.