Books of Being

By Retsim Laudividni

Books of Being is a collection of three short stories built around a group of gifted beings and their perpetual battle with absolute power. The first story, Soul Retrieval, is centered around a man who has died and finds himself face to face with the Grim Reaper. In this philosophical adventure, The Man is tasked with a collection of retrievals he must complete in order to reclaim pieces of his fractured soul from Death. It is his final opportunity for redemption. Even the slightest of missteps and his existence will be no more. The second story, Meet Death, dives into the existence of the Grim Reaper, whose purpose is to guide recently deceased beings between the realms of the non-living and living. However, the actions of the gifted beings have destabilized the natural order of the living world and disrupted Death's ability to carry out his duties. As Death scrambles to repair his realm, the worlds of the living and non-living collide and the feud between the gifted beings rapidly unfolds. The third story, The Order, reveals the origin of the gifted beings and the roots of their great power struggle, while all else rapidly spirals into chaos. In this final story, all beings face an imminent threat to their existence. The only question that remains is whether or not they've passed the point of no return.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 198294529X
• ISBN13: 9781982945299
• Release Date: June 2019
• Publisher: Independently published
• Length: 315 Pages
• Weight: 0.91 lbs.
• Dimensions: 8.0" x 0.8" x 5.0"