This is the synopsis for a book I am writing. I will probably on write a rough draft of it and then forget about it for a few years. It's been fun to write so far.
Pagewalkers: A Literary Novel - Synopsis
One night Daniel is visited in his dreams by his middle school crush Natalie and his childhood teddy bear Gragery and told that he is the key to saving the future. Natalie and Gragery are ministry agents from the future where a figment of Daniel's imagination has become real and is threatening the fabric of existence.
Agent Natalie has been trained to resemble Daniel's middle school crush but with adult features. Thus, she is only "playing her part" by being this character. Gragery is a bear, but is also a tactical combat robot. He has the attributes of many of Daniel's friends, but is also programmed to deal with any dangerous situations that might arise.
In order to save the future, Daniel must dig deep into his past to understand where and when he created this monster. The novel takes him through his early childhood, into his college years, into the depths of his imagination, sends him to alternative realities, and eventually on a path to meet his older self.
In the background is the threatening presence of Noculus, a mad titan who wishes to save the world by undoing realities and holding the world hostage through a deadly nuclear-armed spaceship known as the Leviathan. Only Daniel, Natalie, Gragery, and other versions of Daniel can save the universe.
You can read a rough-cut of the first chapter here:
https://ghostsofnagasaki.wordpress.com/2022/04/09/pagewalker-chapter-1-rough-cut/
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