Birth of the Cosmic Swan: Flight into Eternity
Terrible earthquakes and upheavals plague Northern India centered on Mount Kailas, the holy mountain of the God Shiva. In this Cosmic Swan novella, the governments of India and China have ordered all people to leave this region of death and destruction. Only a cult, led by a mysterious woman who emerged from Mount Kailas, refuses to leave. Mark Joff, a geologist, is dispatched to the scene to determine the cause and scale of the growing disaster. As he is setting up sensors, transmitters, and computer equipment, he meets cult members. Mark explains the danger and tells them they should leave immediately. No, Kusoom has foreseen the rise of a great being from this Holy Mountain of Shiva. They will stay to protect the mountain and the great being when it emerges. A couple of young graduate students, who are astronomers atop Mount Hamilton, discover a moon-sized comet flying directly at the Earth. Will it crash into the Earth? How are these events related?
A world at risk with one man at the center…
Cosmic Swan by Bill Copeland is a unique blend of fantasy, sci-fi, and adventure that combines to leave you spellbound with every passing page. To learn more about this beautifully written story that had us gripped from the first page till the last we sat down with the author to hear more. The following are his thoughts and feelings on what he wants the book to deliver to a wider audience.
“I’ve always had an active imagination so one day I decided to put it to good use and get one of the stories I would run through in my head down on paper. The journey wasn’t always quick and easy, but I enjoyed it nonetheless. The result is a story that I hope transcends several different genres so that you can appreciate it in a variety of different ways. I also want it to be a story that gets people thinking about what it means to be human and how we need one another now more than ever, especially with what’s going on in the world right now.”
Interesting, that’s such a unique take on writing fiction. So, with that in mind, what does he see as the main message of the book?
“Firstly I’d like to say that you can read this book on two levels. If you want something that has you gripped right away and tells a story you can lose yourself in, you’ve certainly come to the right place. But if you want something a little deeper that offers you the time and space you need to sit and reflect, then you’ll find it offers you plenty of that as well. The key thing is to just enjoy the story and see where it takes your mind. By seeing if the main character and his unlikely companion can persuade humanity to save itself, you’ll get a true sense of what really matters when it comes to the world around us.”
“My brain is always working and thinking up new stories and worlds that I want to introduce my readers to so that’s always in the pipeline. But at the moment I’m focusing on getting the word out there about my latest work, hearing what my fans have to say, and then using this as inspiration for my next project. Thanks once again for taking the time to sit with me and I hope that you enjoyed the read as much as I did writing it.”
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