Puramore - The Lute of Pythagoras

by Steven Wood Collins

Overview

George Smythe spills his blood for The Cause before he has a conscious thought as to either its true nature or his role as its leader. His mortal and immortal enemy nearly slays him whilst he's on holiday in Mexico touring pre-Columbian archaeological sites. The Nagual shaman who rescues him from death realizes his potential to wield Puramore for the thirteenth and last time as he brings him back to life. General Sir George Smythe battles Wingtip, an avatar of China's first emperor, to turn the tide of mankind's survival dilemma decidedly in their favour. In order to prevail against their mortal and immortal foe, they marshal all the intellectual resources at their disposal to overcome Wingtip's spiritual advantage. Time is of the essence since their foe is on the brink of delivering the final coup d'état to mankind. In the end, only the wielder of Puramore possesses an advantage over humanity's ancient nemesis. Will George Smythe prove himself worthy to acquire the Sword of Destiny?

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9798223582755
Publisher:	Retopia Limited
Publication date:	01/22/2018
Pages:	456
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.92(d)

About the Author

An American by birth and education, he wrote the work from the perspective of a contemporary British novelist in order to enhance thematic elements as well as character development and portrayal. His perspective as the author from that standpoint was largely influenced by George Orwell, Arthur C. Clarke, Aleister Crowley, Spinoza, Joseph Campbell and William Blake.

His life-long interest in international economics and finance continues unabated. He primarily demonstrates this professional involvement as a contributor to the Long Room, the members-only international finance professionals' forum hosted by The Financial Times of London.

He’s an expert scuba diver who enjoys traveling to exotic dive sites. His love of the sea and marine life gives him an unbounded appreciation and support of “green” issues, especially those devoted to the conservation of endangered species and coral reefs.

He continually posts results of his personal genealogical research to his Goodreads Authors Blog. Entitled The Patricians, the work represents thousand of hours of his research efforts and related commentary.

Table of Contents

Prologue Part I GENESIS Chapter 1 The Road to Oaxaca Chapter 2 West Meets East Chapter 3 Enter The Fabulous Flannery Brothers Chapter 4 The Magical Mystery Tour of Tallyamore Chapter 5 I Had A Dream... Chapter 6 LAB Chapter 7 SITA Chapter 8 The Father's Touch Chapter 9 Seed For Gaia Chapter 10 Re Chapter 11 The Invincible, Invisible Pyramid Chapter 12 Requiem For An Unknown Chapter 13 Team Alpha Part II JUPITER Chapter 14 The Sleeping Dragon Awakens Chapter 15 Spring Break Chapter 16 A New Beginning for a New Man Chapter 17 Hoops of Steel Chapter 18 The Arc of the Vanishing Point Chapter 19 Black Matter Chapter 20 Follow the Bouncing Ball Chapter 21 Status KWO Chapter 22 Matchmaker, Matchmaker, Make Me a Match Chapter 23 Chaos City Chapter 24 The Retopians Chapter 25 Meet Team Puramore Chapter 26 We are the Champions, My Friend... Epilogue Author's Bio

Editorial Reviews

Katherine Holmes - Barnes & Noble This is an intriguing blend of political power and spirituality, especially with the ancient Egyptians as a parallel to Smythe and his military position. Aguila's rescue as a spirit guide, along with Smythe's natural desire to keep such an experience private, gives an underpinning to his other international contacts. And the Ancient Order suggests that there might be a connection to all of these. I like archeological stories yet this is working all of that into a present human mission, it seems. Kelly Wright - Goodreads I would like to comment on your book, Puramore - The Lute of Pythagoras. Superb!!!I have difficulty searching for words that truly express my thoughts on the book. From the first sentence I was captivated. All my interests seem to be combined into this one book: Da Vinci, Imhotep, celestial and human spirituality and it's exploration, references to astral-planing (in a sense), shamanism, technology well beyond our grasp at this point, I could go on and on. I absolutely admire how you were able to take all these concepts and intricately weave them together to form such an amazing and unparalleled novel. It was so impressively idiomatic, without grandiloquence, that I felt as though I had a true glimpse into the future. I am truly looking foward to the sequel :) Frank O'Collins - Ucadia.org I did enjoy the text as a progression of the "utopian-dystopian" struggle we face as a species in developing future models of sustainable existence. To that end, I found original ideas in your work congruent with of H.G. Wells and Francis Bacon as much as Aldous Huxley and George Orwell. Dr Natasha - FirstEdit I really enjoyed reviewing your manuscript. As an author and a scientist, I could appreciate and enjoy the chosen topic and the beauty of your narrative. I am well aware of how important this work is to you and of the importance of its presentation. We only get one chance to make the first impression!"

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