Fletcher's Paradox [Paperback]

Richard J. O'Brien (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: February 23, 2005

Max Fletcher, a descendant of the Elizabethan playwright John Fletcher, lives in present-day Philadelphia where he meets Kayla Horn, a mysterious woman who turns Fletcher's world upside down when she steals a precious family heirloom-a folio believed to have been written by Fletcher's famous ancestor. After he breaks into Kayla's apartment to retrieve his stolen property, Fletcher discovers a window that leads to an enchanted world created by a spirit who covets what people love most. A fluke of magic strands Fletcher in the alternate world, and he comes to rely on a pixie and self-described pugilist extraordinaire, a vivacious witch known as 'The Toadbreeder', a dimension-hopping aviator whose fabulous flying machine can move forward and backward in time, and others to find his way home. As Fletcher does so, the Secret Cabal of Ancient Mysteries is revealed to him, a clandestine order that knows a thing or two about Fletcher's prized folio and the thief responsible for taking it.

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About the Author

Richard J. O’Brien has published two previous novels, The Last Dark Place and The Babel Codex. His short stories have appeared online and in print at Aphelion, Ideomancer, 13 Stories, Worlds of Wonder, Alternate Realities, Frontiers, and Ghostbreakers: Sinister Sleuths (Cyberpulp). Other works soon to be available from Mr. O’Brien are Bugmen: A Novel, Strangebird: A Novella, and The Goblin Hive.

Product Details

• Paperback: 448 pages
• Publisher: Lulu.com (February 23, 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1411624432
• ISBN-13: 978-1411624436
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 6 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #4,791,054 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)