Books with author Stephen Parkin

In the future, America's favorite game will be used to control the world...Twilight's Last Glory is an original, dystopian, multi-dimensional tale of population control, organized crime, conspiracies, artificial intelligence, and of course... football.It is the year 2030 and football has become a global past time. But just like in the days of Rome and the Gladiators, the game is being used by a shadow organization called the Octagonal, not merely for profit, but to subdue the masses --- and therefore, control the world.As the game grows more violent, the more the masses flock to it, bringing phenomenal profits to the Octagonal. But the players are now at risk.A doctor comes up with a brilliant idea --- put the consciousness of players into robots through artificial intelligence. Avatars to replace human players as the Octagonal continues to feed society's hunger and fascination with violence.It's all about the money and the fix is in.Where will it all end?Find out in this futuristic, fantasy thriller that will make you ask deep and relevant questions about our society now and in the near future.Get your copy!WHAT READERS ARE SAYING:"Perkins’ idea of disguising topics of global corruption and organized crime to serve political interests and agendas was phenomenally executed, and I have never come across a book that uses such a unique twist to captivate a wide audience.""The author joins my band of ‘word alchemists’, writers who weave words together that they project a picture that gives more clarity and meaning.""Underneath the veil of football references and the mystical-powered force of the “Octagonals” is a more distinguished narrative in which Perkins ingenuously uses these seemingly clashing themes to create a beautifully constructed parallel of contemporary America and Western society.""Perkins pens eclectic and unpredictable works of fantasy that keep readers clawing through the pages!" Amazon Self Publishing Review ALSO BY STEPHEN PERKINS:Sky ParlorAmerican SirenEscape to DeathRaging FalconSorcerer's DynastyVisit Stephen Perkins' Website:https://newsspellcom.orgConnect on Twitter:@RAGEOFWORDS

"It should come as no great surprise that Dragons Love Art, after all Art is where Dragons first got their start." So begins, with Dragons as our guides, a visually delicious tour through many of the ideas, styles and mediums of the world's Art history.Here is a fresh approach to exciting and engaging the very young about the Art of the past with the goal of inspiring them to use it to make a New Art, an Art of their own, of the NOW.

Stephen Parlato's picture book of colorful, intricate collages is now available in paperback! The hardcover edition of The World That Loved Books was a finalist for the ForeWord Magazine 2008 Book of the Year Award in the Children's Picture Book category. In a world where all creatures read, marvelous transformations occur. Cats reading about mice become mice. Horses reading about fish become fish. Even a rhinoceros that reads about butterflies becomes butterflies. This beautiful, uniquely illustrated fable about how books can change us in marvelous and unexpected ways has captured the imaginations of many children and adults around the world.

A global spectacle of triumph and anguish...A grand pageant of violence and drama...But in the future, and with its first female superstar...America's pastime is much more than a game...It is a tool used to change the world!In a world secretly ruled by an organized crime pyramid with mystical powers, crime lord Gigi Salerno is the sinister hand casting the ultimate fate of victory or defeat.But when a brilliant team doctor envisions future WFFL rosters filled with AI, Salerno's masters decide he's expendable. Now threatened by the intrepid ambitions of a young sports columnist, faced with the covert maneuvering of a once trustworthy lieutenant, and the conflicted loyalties of an unscrupulous general manager, Salerno is confronted with more than one dilemma. To survive, he may have to befriend one of his enemies to vanquish his double crossing masters - the Octagonal.Will he survive long enough to capture what he secretly desires most - the reluctant affections of a beautiful woman?

A global spectacle of triumph and anguish... A grand pageant of violence and drama...But in the future, and with its first female superstar...America's pastime is much more than a game...It is a tool used to change the world!In a world secretly ruled by an organized crime pyramid with mystical powers, crime lord Gigi Salerno is the sinister hand casting the ultimate fate of victory or defeat. But when a brilliant team doctor envisions future WFFL rosters filled out with AI, Salerno's masters decide he's expendable.Now threatened by the intrepid ambitions of a young sports columnist while faced with the covert maneuvering of a once trustworthy lieutenant, and the conflicted loyalties of an unscrupulous general manager, Salerno is confronted with more than one dilemma.To survive, he may have to befriend one of his enemies to vanquish his double crossing masters - the Octagonal.Will he survive long enough to capture what he secretly desires most - the reluctant affections of a beautiful woman?