About This Book
FICTION satire, suspense, romance, revelation A WHITE HOUSE photographer and his NASA wife plot sentient life in the future with the help of impulsive family friends. A way with captions and a unique sense of satire propels a White House photographer to the forefront of a movement taking no prisoners. His astronaut-trained wife, his scent-selling sister-in-law, and a two star general who lives next door join in the quest for definition. Blowback and violent attacks fracture the inner circle, as the story ends and begins anew in repeating cycles. In essence, identity politics creates a hydra-headed party, wanting its own special space, not wanting to rule anyone, and finding that freedom is fun, but sometimes its own worst enemy. The book strikes at its targets sharply while sharing the good life and the pleasures of the hunt. Dare we call this a mini-masterpiece? We do, in its eloquence, depth, originality, satiric success, and narrative characterization. Even as fiction, this is an unseen part of Washington revealed, and a re-imagining of the reality from which it comes. This is both a book very much of its time and a future classic. JON D'ARC is one of many pseudonyms of a recognized poet-photographer and long-time Washington resident whose earlier novels On the Crest of Time ("coy, mysterious, sexy" - Booklist) and Don't Drink the Eye Drops, Dream Rider ("jolting...a swift quirky tale" - Publisher's Weekly) suggest the range and focus of his narrative gifts. FIREFALL'S MYSTERY OF FORTUNE SERIES-tm posits a simple axiom: fortune is a mystery to itself, luring us into the arms of the unexpected. Though personal wealth and psychic health may ease the way, they're still elusive. Yet, we decide our fate, even if it's unintended. Not surprisingly, each book in this series expands perception in unpredictable and entertaining ways. Each stands on its own as well.
