Trasmundo: Escape (Book 1)
Author: Varian Krylov
Published: August 6, 2015
Illustrator: Bey Deckard
Photographer: Strangeland Photography
Length: 236 pages
Blurb:
Strange, quiet Luka
doesn't live in this world; long ago he took refuge in his art, escaping
into surreal mindscapes inspired by his favorite painters. In the
beautifully monstrous realms of his imagination, he is safe from the
pain of his losses: his family, his friends, his hope.
Until war breaks out, and he is forced to flee the only home he's known since he was thirteen.
Captured by an enemy soldier, young Luka is marched across brutal terrain, toward a fate known only by the bearded menace holding him prisoner. Quick with a knife, tireless and strong, Tarik guards the purpose of his mission as he takes Luka deeper and deeper into enemy territory.
When the soldier discovers the painful secret he has been hiding since childhood, Luka fears he is about to endure a new kind of cruelty, worse than being abandoned, ostracized or beaten. Or is it possible the soldier holding Luka prisoner is the one person who isn't afraid of the truth behind Luka's silence and lies?
Until war breaks out, and he is forced to flee the only home he's known since he was thirteen.
Captured by an enemy soldier, young Luka is marched across brutal terrain, toward a fate known only by the bearded menace holding him prisoner. Quick with a knife, tireless and strong, Tarik guards the purpose of his mission as he takes Luka deeper and deeper into enemy territory.
When the soldier discovers the painful secret he has been hiding since childhood, Luka fears he is about to endure a new kind of cruelty, worse than being abandoned, ostracized or beaten. Or is it possible the soldier holding Luka prisoner is the one person who isn't afraid of the truth behind Luka's silence and lies?
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Review
Every
writer has a style, it’s their signature. Varian Krylov has always been
one to push the boundaries. The trip to the happily ever after is never
easy and it’s filled with open faced truths. Humanity isn’t perfect. In
Trasmundo we follow Luka and Tarik. 2 men from different sides of a
horrifying war both seeking the same thing. Peace and acceptance. Varian
is masterful in showing you the raw brutality of mankind and balancing
it out with the beautiful kindness of it as well. Luka’s life if utterly
the worst in the history of forever until he meets Tarik, his captor?
Maybe. I love their journey. It’s not just for survival it’s for
self-discovery. It’s for them to be free in everything and that is what
we all struggle for. I knew coming into this book it was going to be a
rush. It was going to bruise my heart and I knew every second would be
worth it. Varian has written an inspiring, beautiful, heart soaring
story. This will be a wonderful series!
About the Author
Growing up near Los Angeles, I spent much of my time frolicking in the Pacific Ocean and penning angst-twisted poetry. Now I'm living in sunny Spain writing pathos-riddled fiction. Ironically, two of my favorite things are traveling, and swimming in the ocean, despite increasingly intense phobias of sharks and flying.
I've always loved the music and substance of words, always loved writing in well-worn notebooks by hand, tapping at the keys of the computer, and, of course, conjuring up stories.
And from my earliest memories, I've always been fascinated—maybe obsessed?—with sex and sexuality.
In my writing, sex is the medium, the expression, and the tool of discovery for my characters' insecurities, the needs that drive them, the comfort they can't live without, the joy and relish of life that makes each of them intense, strange, and alluring.
I've always loved the music and substance of words, always loved writing in well-worn notebooks by hand, tapping at the keys of the computer, and, of course, conjuring up stories.
And from my earliest memories, I've always been fascinated—maybe obsessed?—with sex and sexuality.
In my writing, sex is the medium, the expression, and the tool of discovery for my characters' insecurities, the needs that drive them, the comfort they can't live without, the joy and relish of life that makes each of them intense, strange, and alluring.
This sounds interesting, but I have to admit the author's bio was even more intriguing. :)
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