The Last Flight to Shangri-La

by Robert Larrison

Overview

Return from Diaspora Shawn Pantera steps out on his own adventure, charging to rescue his father and grandfather from the clutches of an evil despot on the far away planet, Shang-Dao-Wan, the original home of Shangri-La. Born of immortal parents, Shawn is drawn into the intrigue of two opposing dynasties bent on subjugating the planet to their will. His one advantage, Shang-Dao-Wan is three quarters the size of his native Earth, making his strength, stamina and equipment more than a match for the foes he encounters. Pirates of Shang-Dao-Wan The peace brought about by the union of the Rigel and Kahn Dynasties on Shang-Dao-Wan is short lived when the menace of pirates on the open seas threatens their very shores. Shawn Pantera steps in again to help rescue the daughter of Daemon Renshu, ruler of An Dao (Peaceful Island), and his team of engineers work to find a way to close down or control the shield that locked the planet into a technological era of steam and iron for ages. "Last Flight to Shangri-La" is a two part Contemporary Sci-Fi/Fantasy novel in the Pantera series.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781481863674
Publisher:	CreateSpace Publishing
Publication date:	12/29/2012
Series:	Pantera , #1
Pages:	232
Product dimensions:	5.00(w) x 8.00(h) x 0.49(d)

About the Author

Robert is a former Technology teacher and writes novels and screenplays in his quest for a second career. An independent author, he has twenty eight eBook titles now available on Amazon.com, Barnes & Noble, Smashwords and several other eBook sites. One of his screenplays, "The Pantera Grail - Genesis," made it to the quarterfinals in The 2009 StoryPros screenwriting contest and "Pantera - Grail Quest" made it to the 2010 quarterfinals.

He writes to entertain and concentrates on weaving tales that will appeal to general audiences of all ages. Some would describe his genre as speculative fiction as he blends science fiction and fantasy with myths and legends from the past to create new worlds that open a reader's imagination to never before thought possibilities.

A past member of the Writer's League of Texas, he published articles in The Erwin Progress, a temporary informational newsletter established to keep the flood ravaged population of the town of Erwin, NY informed after the devastating flood of Hurricane Agnes in 1972. He attended Elmira College in Elmira, NY where he studied Creative Writing.

Robert has a web presence at http://robertlarrison.blogspot.com/.