MOSAIC CAVERNS

by Christopher Zyck, Susans Art (Illustrator)

Overview

Set in Colombia in 2005, in the midst of Plan Colombia, the United States Green Berets stepped up participation from a military support and advisement role to an active fighting force in an attempt to destroy cocaine production and cartel activity to eliminate the drug trade.
Two archaeologists are heading a team from the American Archaeologist Society to excavate Inca Empire tribal artifacts and discover the forces of an ancient God and the motives behind the conquests, destruction, and exploitation of war. Their journey underscores the hierarchal social and economic class distinctions that plague the impoverished in the face of the freedoms allowed by the natural world.
MOSAIC CAVERNS is a modern-day parable for the current times. The introspective view informs and educates on the motivations, cultural influences, and perceived authority to legitimatize war conducted over generations of humans from any number of cultures, against another.
MOSAIC CAVERNS is an adventure/thriller and a horror story if you're familiar with the treatment and conditions indigenous peoples of the Western Hemisphere live under.

Product Details

BN ID:	2940161012024
Publisher:	Christopher J. Zyck
Publication date:	07/21/2023
Series:	The Vivarium Chronicles , #1
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
File size:	2 MB

About the Author

Christopher attended thirteen years of undergraduate semesters studying creative writing, American Literature, English Literature, print and broadcast Journalism, poetry intensives, and dramatic arts (acting.) He obtained multiple skills engaging in producing, fundraising for not-for-profit theaters, marketing, advertising, and directing. He wore a few more hats, some larger than others, all about "The Work."

My inspiration to write The Vivarium Chronicles began with MOSAIC CAVERNS, followed by THE GLASS PLANET, and will continue with a speculative vision of the future based on the 'hard science' of today. The primary focus I exercise with story themes includes topics of relevance to the human condition in light of the needed bonds to be formed for the transition from a terrestrial existence to a space-based economy with space station infrastructures and exploration. The characters are the vehicles of emotional life and the intellectual differences based on a unique world history from the 21st century forward.

My influences are from American Literature of the 18th, 19th and 20th centuries. Revolutionary War-era writings from George Washington, John Adams, Thomas Jefferson, James Madison, Benjamin Franklin, and Thomas Paine. Transcendentalists Ralph Waldo Emerson, Henry David Thoreau, & Walt Whitman are a short list. Orwell, Hemingway, Asimov, Roddenberry, Frank Herbert & Clarke's 2001: A Space Odyssey majorly influences my fiction writing.
English Romantic era painter William Blake and poets Edgar Allan Poe, Emily Dickinson, Whitman’s 'Leaves of Grass’ and ‘Frankenstein' novelist Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley ~ William Wordsworth, Samuel Taylor Coleridge, Percy Bysshe Shelley, Lord Byron, and John Keats are among many influences.

Editorial Reviews

Mosaic Caverns by Christopher Zyck is the first book in the Vivarium Chronicles and a wonderful read that features adventure, an intriguing archeological quest, and strong social and political conflict.
The intersection between myth and social realities is intelligently examined.
The scenes are well-crafted and focused and the writing is infused with strong social and political commentaries. Christopher Zyck has crafted a fascinating story that examines the link between social upheaval and myth.

The Book Commentary Review - Cristina Prescott

Christopher Zyck's mystical adventure novel Mosaic Caverns follows a pair of scientists on a jungle expedition where they come face to face with the origins of the human race. Musings on God & Science & Warfare are constant in this locale in which struggling villagers are left to die.
Scientists explore the unknown in the intriguing thriller Mosaic Caverns, in which the truth of human history is buried deep in the South American jungle making a more holistic, hopeful depiction of God possible.

Foreword Clarion Review - Jeremiah Rood

Mosaic Caverns is overall a mind-expanding must-read. Lovers of sociology, political science, archeology, and historical thrillers will want to take a look. Zyck blends folklore, mythology, an intriguing archeological quest, intense socio-political conflict, and actual historical events to deliver an intriguing story. In addition to being superbly paced and plot-driven, the book features a fully fleshed-out cast. An exploration of the metaphysical while delving into complex themes of democracy.+

The Prairies Book Review