Alexios, Before Dying

By Chance Maree

1924. In New York City, an seven year old girl with symptoms of synesthesia befriends a street performer. They dream of rivaling Houdini until the magician endangers them both by stealing wrist watches.1984. In Mexico, a dying woman wanders lost in the desert. She encounters a shaman, a delirious New York artist, ransom-seeking desperadoes, an unlikely villain, a dolphin, and an Aboriginal spirit named Boonga.2004. In Saudi Arabia, an American graduate student with schizophrenia forgoes medication so that she may use her 'gift' - the ability to experience historic events. Psychotic symptoms emerge as the man she loves lures her into the hands of slave traders.Each story continues on a wild ride into afterlives, fraught with challenges both familiar and unexpected, such as a flying space turtle, a gigantic goddess, bickering angels, and a splintered ego. All threads lead to a monumental after-afterlife where questions are answered and the unity of existence is fulfilled.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1466484780
• ISBN13: 9781466484788
• Release Date: January 2012
• Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
• Length: 276 Pages
• Weight: 0.71 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.5" x 8.5"