Chronicles of the Greater Dream A Full Account of Recent Events in Gondwana Cast in the familiar form of a fantasy novel, this sweeping trilogy by Miguel Errazu (alter ego of the art writer Michael Francis Gibson) is a work of tremendous scope, imagination and sensibility. Combining imaginative playfulness, colorful imagery, and seriousness of purpose, this wise and witty book is about our being in the world and about the status of the imagination in modern society. The thrilling narrative conjures up a parallel world of such dazzling beauty that it should prompt readers to stand up, like the protagonist of this tale, and reclaim this half-forgotten dimension of their own lives Second Episode: The Sleepers of Lethe In the second volume, Teddy and his friends recover the bodies of the Sleepers of Lethe, seven legendary figures that have been resting for close to a hundred years beneath the colossal glacier of Oblivium. As Teddy continues his journey, he discovers love, begins to remember his own past and understands at last why his grandfather was sent into exile, why both his parents were assassinated, and why he himself was being secretly detained. "A great history - original, and marvelous and strange and fascinating " Brian O'Doherty "An unusual work of high literary fantasy. The author's astonishing powers of invention propel us beyond time and space, into a strangely familiar world that is a mirror-image of our own. A work of strong humanistic and internationalist convictions." World Heritage, October 2007

Chronicles of the Greater Dream A Full Account of Recent Events in Gondwana Cast in the familiar form of a fantasy novel, this sweeping trilogy by Miguel Errazu (alter ego of the art writer Michael Francis Gibson) is a work of tremendous scope, imagination and sensibility. Combining imaginative playfulness, colorful imagery, and seriousness of purpose, this wise and witty book is about our being in the world and about the status of the imagination in modern society. The thrilling narrative conjures up a parallel world of such dazzling beauty that it should prompt readers to stand up, like the protagonist of this tale, and reclaim this half-forgotten dimension of their own lives First Episode: The Riddle of the Seal In The Riddle of the Seal, the first episode of this story, we happen upon an amnesic youth detained in a secret prison at the heart of a nameless desert - he thinks his name is Teddy. He shortly makes his escape and, with some newfound friends, he undertakes a journey that will reveal his long forgotten identity and invite him to reclaim his royal heritage: Gondwana, "the famed Third Hemisphere of Antiquity" over which his grandfather had once ruled. These Chronicles relate Teddy's epic journey through the land, in the course of which he is challenged to solve a seemingly insoluble riddle, - the riddle of the seal - which, turns out to be relevant to every human life. This is fantasy without the usual trappings of magic, for what need does one have for spells and spirits when one has the inexhaustible magic of the Third Hemisphere? Izhar Cohen's witty and poetic illustrations weave a delightful counterpoint into the three episodes of this great tale of adventure. "This is absolutely a book for our time. Part fantasy, part adventure, part mystery it is also a metaphor for a world in need of healing of itself. Extraordinarily, sometimes eerily, imaginative, the story will appeal not only to those who enjoyed the fun of The Lord of the Rings sagas but to those looking for modern political and ecological parallels." Harvey Bamberg.

Chronicles of the Greater Dream A Full Account of Recent Events in Gondwana Cast in the familiar form of a fantasy novel, this sweeping trilogy by Miguel Errazu (alter ego of the art writer Michael Francis Gibson) is a work of tremendous scope, imagination and sensibility. Combining imaginative playfulness, colorful imagery, and seriousness of purpose, this wise and witty book is about our being in the world and about the status of the imagination in modern society. The thrilling narrative conjures up a parallel world of such dazzling beauty that it should prompt readers to stand up, like the protagonist of this tale, and reclaim this half-forgotten dimension of their own lives Third Episode: The Garden of all the Dreams Will Teddy and his allies manage to overthrow the sinister coalition of what Miguel Errazu calls the "blunt forces of the bottom line"? The Garden of all the Dreams answers this question and completes the trilogy. At the end of this tale, the adventurous travelers venture together into the endless Garden of Perfect Light, there to reestablish the long-lost contact with the Emblemata, the mysterious Living Statues of Gondwana, surely the most fascinating creatures ever imagined by humankind. They soon realize that the balance and stability, not only of Gondwana, but all other human societies has always depended on the interaction between humankind and these great poetic entities. Indeed, as the new government of Gondwana soon enough realizes, the country itself could not possibly hope to survive unless the world is prompted to acknowledge this surprising discovery and act upon it. This is the driving purpose behind the ambitious Greater Dream Project recently launched by the government of Gondwana. Awaiting all comers, Gondwana and the Greater Dream offer a tantalizing glimpse of what humankind can still be expected to achieve.

Michael Francis Gibson's The Mill and the Cross leads the reader into a surprising painting by Peter Bruegel the Elder - The Way to Calvary - an ambiguous work which all at once illustrates the Passion of Christ and the execution of a Reformation preacher in a city rather like Antwerp where Bruegel lived in the early 1560s. The book was praised by the New York Times when it was first published in 2001: "as readable and riveting as a first-class spy-thriller." Ten years later the Polish film director Lech Majewski brought out his feature film based on the book and starring Charlotte Rampling, Michael York and Rutger Hauer. The film has been widely acclaimed around the world (see www.themillandthecross.com) This new edition of the book benefits from new and more detailed pictures which allow the reader to discover a number of stunning details that visitors to the museum cannot hope to see. These details, says Philippe de Montebello, Emeritus Director of the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, "show how each gesture, each posture, is so absolutely right, that our admiration for Pieter Bruegel the Elder is, amazingly, ratcheted up a notch... Just sensational." For more information about the book see www.the-university-of-levana-press.com

Le Moulin et la Croix, de Michael Francis Gibson plonge le lecteur dans un surprenant tableau de Pierre Breugel l'Aine - Le Portement de Crois - une uvre ambigue qui illustre a la fois la passion du Christ et l'execution d'un predicateur de la Reforme a l'epoque de Bruegel lui-meme. Ce livre qui, selon le New York Times, est aussi lisible et fascinant qu'un roman d'espionnage de premier ordre, inspira le film de Lech Majewski, Bruegel - le Moulin et la Croix, lance au Louvre en avril 2011 avec Charlotte Rampling, Michael York et Rutger Hauer (www.themillandthecross.com). Cette nouvelle edition du livre s'appuie sur de nouvelles photos detaillees qui permettent au lecteur de decouvrir des details etonnants et jamais encore vus. Ces details, dit Philippe de Montebello, Directeur Emerite du Metropolitan Museum of Art de New York, a notre emerveillement, rehaussent encore d'un cran l'admiration que nous vouons a Pierre Bruegel l'Aine. Pour plus de renseignements sur le livre voir www.the-university-of-levana-press.com.