Ceres
Lutherous Nie and the Warriors of Faith
Published on 12. December 2014
284 pages
978-1-5035-2443-9 (ISBN)
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Professor Lutherous Nie is director of the Deity Settlement on the terraformed planetoid Ceres, which orbits Earth as a second moon. He is also an egocentric jerk, obsessed with harvesting the crystalline energy of Ceres as a power source to save the dying Sun. He and other individuals with strong telepathic talents use the unique energy to manipulate the forces of nature. Thus magic, born of science, is brought into the world. Unknown to Nie, there are others intoxicated with the power of crystalline energy who will stop at nothing to possess it all.
When the Ceres Project is sabotaged, the planetoid is thrown into another dimension. Nie awakes to a medieval world of magic from which many of Earths myths and fables are derived. Demonized by the gods of Ceres, Nie must learn to see beyond his own selfish needs if he is to ever return home to his wife and daughter.
Standing against Nie are the Warriors of Faith, those who fight for the gods of Ceres. Among these are a superhero (of sorts) mentored by Al Capone, a teenage witch from Old Salem, a troubled modern-day Chicago youth, an Aussi rogue, and a band of misfit medieval adventurers including Justa, a 10-year-old wizard prodigy. The warriors are on a collision course with Lutherous Nie and his army of sentient beasts in a race to discover the true source of evil threatening both Ceres and Earth.
Ceres: Lutherous Nie and the Warriors of Faith is an epic fantasy combining future technology, modern tribulations and historic/mythic characters in a magical medieval setting. Whether you like Sci-Fi, comedy, romance, or tragedy; wizards, cowboys, astronauts, or contemporary teen angst LNWOF has a little something for everyone and every age.
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Lawrence Scariano is a physician and adventure story fan. Fantasy, time travel and alternative history are his favorite genres, especially when intertwined with real-life characters, modern day events, romance, humor, and mythology. Readers will find the Ceres Series true to this form. Writing is a major component of Dr. Scariano's profession, however, writing fiction provides him not only escape, but entertainment. "Putting a story on paper for me is like watching a favorite movie or TV show...words flow from mind to paper, becoming scenes and images, bringing three dimensional characters to life before my eyes. The best part is instead of waiting a week or year for the next installment, all I have to do is pick up my pen."
The story of Ceres began several years back as tales Lawrence, his son Justin, and daughter Gabrielle would tell each other on their drives back and forth to school. Soon thereafter, the children were writing their stories down as a fun, but educational activity. The concept was simple; pick out a modern day, historical or mythical figure, learn everything about that figure, and write him, her, or it into the tale. While not always obvious, readers will recognize characters such as the outlaw Ned Kelly, Merlin, Alice (in Wonderland), Amelia Earhart, and others woven throughout our books.
Probably as influential to Lawrence's writing as his favorite books, which include The Lord of the Rings, Stranger in a Strange Land, and Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, is his wife Leslie. Though not a contributing writer, her influence is reflected in the strong female characters portrayed in the current Ceres installment as well as those "in the works". Dr. Scariano believes this is one reason why Ceres has such appeal to so many people regardless of age, sex, or race.
