The Poetry of Time

by Brian Edwards

Overview

Abandoned as an infant at the gate of a monastery in ancient China, Jai-tien becomes indoctrinated into the principles of Buddhism and the legendary Shailan art of kung fu. Chosen as the favorite of the grand master, he is forced to train in the martial arts, although the strict discipline does not suit his carefree spirit. Desperate to find purpose to his life, he escapes from the monastery, setting out on an epic quest to discover the true meaning of happiness, and how to attain it.The Poetry of Time is a prequel to the author's first novel, Black Dragon, Black Cat. It may be enjoyed by readers of all ages who are seeking poignant character portrayals set against the backdrop of ancient cultures and civilizations.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781482373028
Publisher:	CreateSpace Publishing
Publication date:	02/16/2013
Pages:	396
Product dimensions:	5.06(w) x 7.81(h) x 0.81(d)

About the Author

Brian Edwards is Professor and Associate Head of the Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering Department at the University of Tennessee in Knoxville, where he has taught courses as a faculty member for ten years. He has authored books in several categories, including technical non-fiction, literary fiction, and action-adventure, and has written and illustrated children's books. His academic research is directed at the theory of nonequilibrium thermodynamics, which is quite useful from a practical, engineering perspective but rather dry to write about. His seminal textbook in this area, 'Thermodynamics of Flowing Systems,' was the first thermodynamics monograph to sell over 5,000,000 copies in his own imagination. When he isn't wasting his time pondering deep thoughts about that stuff, he is doing something else, like writing novels about other strange, desperate people, because he goes certifiably nuts if he isn't constantly doing something.