The Flame Beyond Time
Published on 9. September 2025
Book
Paperback/Softback
292 pages
979-8-232-23287-0 (ISBN)
Description
Bill writes from the heart, inspired by his daughter Katerina-a silent child whose presence remade his life. In her silence, he found a language that cannot be spoken yet is always heard. This book carries that flame.
Blending myth, theology, and vision, The Flame Beyond Time follows Fr. Iosif-a monk and former physicist grappling with faith and loss-and Aelira, a figure of silence and free will. It also meets AXION, a machine presence that haunts questions of free will and destiny. Told in Canticles, Memory Journeys, and Reflections, the work navigates the Garden, the Thread, and the cosmic flame, where grief becomes grace and silence gives rise to song.
The book is for readers who have carried loss, asked what endures, or felt the nearness of someone they love but cannot hear. Above all, it is a tribute to Katerina-and to every child whose silence holds more than words.
Come as a pilgrim. Here grief becomes flame, silence becomes Thread, and memory endures.
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Language
English
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Paperback (trade)
Unsewn / adhesive bound
Dimensions
Height: 229 mm
Width: 152 mm
Thickness: 16 mm
Weight
427 gr
ISBN-13
979-8-232-23287-0 (9798232232870)
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Author Profile - Bill Boundroukas
Bill Boundroukas is an attorney, writer, and lifelong seeker of meaning who blends the worlds of law, faith, and storytelling. For decades, his work in the courtroom has been grounded in clarity and truth, but his heart has also been drawn to the unseen - to the moments of stillness, memory, and love that shape a life.
The Flame Beyond Time grew out of visions, dreams, and lived experience, inspired most profoundly by his daughter Katerina, who has never spoken a word yet has been a voice of sacred silence in his life. Through her presence, he discovered that silence is not emptiness but fullness - a presence that can transform those who encounter it.
Bill writes not for fame or profit, but to help others see the world differently - to open a window where beauty and hope can be glimpsed in unexpected places. His work moves quietly, like a whisper passed hand to hand, carrying the flame he was given into other lives.
When not writing, Bill continues his legal practice in Illinois, serves his community, and cherishes the gift of family, faith, and the Ferris wheel ride of life.