Chasing Prophecy
by James Moser
Publication date: January 2nd 2014
Genres: Paranormal, Thriller, Young Adult
Synopsis:
“Chasing Prophecy” is the story of Mo, a teen boy just trying to survive high school in the mountain town of Boulder Creek, Washington. Boulder Creek is an isolated and mysterious place, proud of its reputation as the “Bigfoot Sighting Capital of the World”. Mo falls in love with a girl named Prophecy who lives with a group that some call a commune and others call a cult. When she disappears, Mo must find the courage to face the monster that her family has become.
“Chasing Prophecy” is a heartwarming contemporary coming of age story. This book chronicles the adolescence of one boy who must transform himself to save the girl of his dreams.
by James Moser
Publication date: January 2nd 2014
Genres: Paranormal, Thriller, Young Adult
Synopsis:
“Chasing Prophecy” is the story of Mo, a teen boy just trying to survive high school in the mountain town of Boulder Creek, Washington. Boulder Creek is an isolated and mysterious place, proud of its reputation as the “Bigfoot Sighting Capital of the World”. Mo falls in love with a girl named Prophecy who lives with a group that some call a commune and others call a cult. When she disappears, Mo must find the courage to face the monster that her family has become.
“Chasing Prophecy” is a heartwarming contemporary coming of age story. This book chronicles the adolescence of one boy who must transform himself to save the girl of his dreams.
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Author Spotlight: James
Moser, on Chasing Prophecy
I
have always wanted to build a story around someone or something like Boo
Radley, my all-time favorite literary character. I love how he dominates
that book while remaining largely off-stage. I looked around the
Seattle area and the closest thing I could think of was our local legend of
Bigfoot. Once I had my own version of Nathan Arthur Radley in
place, I started thinking a lot about monsters, especially monsters we make
bigger in our imagination. I also thought about Boo living in society
without being a part of it, which made me think of different separatist groups
turned into cults. My young characters are based on bits and pieces
of hundreds of former students.
The
setting of Boulder Creek, Washington, like everything else in the book, is
based on bits and pieces of lots of things. There is no town called
that. Boulder Creek is where my wife and I hiked for our first date, in
the foothills of the north Cascade Mountains. The mountains in my book
look like the ones around Darrington, in Snohomish County. The main
street is like Arlington (where I had my first teaching job). The log
bridge is something I remember from a family trip to Yellowstone National Park,
1,000 miles away. People who have read Twilight will think Boulder
Creek feels like Forks, which it does, because that’s what every small town in
Washington feels like. The Bethlehem compound is the Boy Scout camp I
attended in northern Idaho, complete with the same wood carvings on the
fireplace.
About the Author
When he's not dazzling Goodreads members with his wit and charm, the author is typically reading, writing, or watching way too much TV while snacking on chocolate treats from Trader Joe's (and who can blame him--those things are GOOD, yo!).
The author wanted to write about teenagers transforming themselves to survive. The result is "Chasing Prophecy," a story about love, loss, redemption, and monsters. Boo Radley is the author's all-time favorite book character, which is how the Seattle-area legend of Bigfoot entered this story.
Moser holds a B.A. in bookish matters and a Master's in the same. He lives in Seattle with his wife and eight year old son.
The author wanted to write about teenagers transforming themselves to survive. The result is "Chasing Prophecy," a story about love, loss, redemption, and monsters. Boo Radley is the author's all-time favorite book character, which is how the Seattle-area legend of Bigfoot entered this story.
Moser holds a B.A. in bookish matters and a Master's in the same. He lives in Seattle with his wife and eight year old son.
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Ms. Stone,
ReplyDeleteThanks for having us around, this week!
Cheers,
James Moser
Seattle
You are most welcome. The book looks awesome :)
ReplyDeleteBigfoot and Washington State! What could go wrong! Looks like a good book!
ReplyDeleteThis book was really good!
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