Excited to announce the second installment of The Immortal Philosophers Chronicles of Dylan Eaglegod Book Two, LOST BETWEEN THE LANDS OF HERE AND THERE.
Following his Ocean City, NJ adventure…
Dylan Eaglegod is on the hunt to save the world from the world famous Popstar and Bro Podcaster predatorial duo and the more sinister foes behind their curtain of toxic popularity. Race across the Mediterranean to save the largest ever, island hopping concert tour, where the Immortal Philosophers must succeed or leave the mortal fans for dead.
Secret forces and hidden magic are just as dangerous as the hearts in our heroes’ chests as the romantic and auric taxes of this epic Old World adventure test their limits. But from the ancient city of Málaga, Spain, to their pasts, the Old Guard of the Immortal Philosophers might not be enough to help Dylan save them all. Especially on the Mediterranean, where nothing is only as it seems.
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From Author Alexander Casillas
Lost Between the Lands of Here and There is a tapestry through time and history to highlight the human struggles of the heart and will against the forces of toxic forces and toxic history itself. Dylan’s journey across the Mediterranean, all the way to the gates of one of the first ancient civilizations, is marred with rollercoaster love trials that often make little sense. Even when seeking advice from caring new friends, he struggles to understand his own emotions, even if the emotions of the ones he hurts feel more clear to him than his own. Whether driven by heart, soul, lust, or the moon and stars, for the first time in his life his distrust of himself grows. While for the first time in his life, the trust he has in those around him grows even more so. But even when juggling shoulders to lean on while managing obligations to others, being a shoulder for others becomes his greatest tool and greatest liability.
These struggles mirror the very real roles we play in our lives across the myriad of relationships we juggle throughout our lives when the ones around us are the ones we are desperate to keep close by our sides. Whether for wisdom, love, purpose, or pride, Dylan’s journey to find himself in his new family pulls him in so many directions he loses himself to the waves of change, endangering everyone in his orbit even if unbeknownst to him.
It’s my hope that this story helps you conquer the storylines that are cross generational and inherited, even if they are not our own.
The past is littered with trials and tribulations for those of us walking the present, like curses waiting for their moments to strike on us when the time is right. But just as curses come to doom, so too they come to be doomed. To be ended and silenced and made right once and for all. Opportunity is always a two way street of overcoming or perpetuating the trauma of the past. When these moments meet you, I hope Dylan’s journey inspires the striving to overcome and put right the wrongs that do and don’t belong to you yourself. The present is the only time for these moments to become those of transformation.
Look to your heart to guide you. Look to your closest allies, who understand you better than you understand yourself, to aid you, and look to the past to inform you as you take on the future you don’t let define you, but which you will into the mold you know will fit you.
This epic across the Mediterranean is a testament to the power over the chaos that thrives in the uncertainty of life and the lies we allow ourselves to live, when the truth is the only path worth living and the only path that sets us free. So live your truth and craft your future, until the feet that carry you feel more comfortable in your present than they ever have. For, there lies the happily ever after you deserve.
May we not allow ourselves to fall into the trap of the collector of idols and allow for words and practices read to not move us to action. May we take into the world the philosophies of the better world. May we be led, and lead by their teachings and examples and wisdom to not only inform ourselves, but to inform our decisions and the networks of people around us. A better world hides behind the fear to be different. A better you, hides behind the fear of leading. And a motive of connection, positivity, and honesty with oneself and others in the way to get there. For remember, everything in the immortal universe is a reflection of the whole from a different point of the totality of it all. The thousands and millions and trillions of particles that make up your you are already in sync in their decision to support you. That power of alignment to all be working together and in sync to be you is not something anyone else could give you. It is beyond.
Enjoy, and until next time,
Alexander Anthony Casillas
ALEXANDER CASILLAS, a gay Puerto Rican author, editor, and writing coach near the beach between Philadelphia and Manhattan, explores the experiences of gay characters in literary fiction and young adult fantasy through his short stories and novels. He holds degrees in literature, creative writing, and philosophy and religion from Stockton University.
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