The Moon Child is a meta-mythic fantasy novel of love and magic, passion and betrayal. Buy your copy! Amazon Amazon.co.uk Froogle Barnes & Noble.com Borders The Moon Child is a novel of love and magic, passion and betrayal. Maria the Moon Child is an outcast from the barrio. She is feared and shunned because of her moonpower, her psychic ability to communicate with enchanted spirits and see the future in dreams and visions. Two men fall in love with her: Arturo, the Barrio Captain, a man of earthly power and authority; and Juanito, the Charmer of the Groves, a man of magic and mystery. And when Maria is forced to choose between them--tragedy occurs. Their lives become entangled like the roots of a balete tree, as they journey through a dark labyrinth of love, passion and betrayal. The Moon Child is published by Twilight Times Books.

Review by Pat Fredeman, author of Paradise Regained
In flowing mesmeric style, Mr. Roces paints a magical landscape in the lyrical language of "twilight dreams," through which, insearch of love, his characters move, entangled in a web of destiny that extends from aeons past to the present, from celestial time to earthly time, from the revolution of the heavenly spheres to the nipa huts of Malana, the "garden of love." Mr. Roces's presentation reveals the presence of a real voice, a rarity in contemporary fiction.

Review by Cindy Penn, Senior Editor Word Weaving, Amazon top 50 reviewer
Very highly recommended. Alex roces creates a remarkable literary work rich in mythos and spirituality in The Moon Child. Like Machiavelli's The Prince, the moon Child becomes a treatise on the truth about power, revelaing the difference between perceptions of one who holds power, and the truth of their nature. Like Celestine Prophecy, however, Roces also inspires improvement, growth, and honesty, in addition to examining the nature of truth and love. With these complex layers concealed beneath the ceceptively simplistic narrative, The moon child reads like a fairy tale. Yet tales within the tale reveal observations and teachings rich in meaning, as roces brings a rich understanding of psychology and metaphysics to the narrative. As a result, The moon Child achieves a complexity that will hold its readers mesmerized. With an enthralling voice as lovely as the music that holds Juanito's listeners entranced, The Moon Child comes very highly recommended.

Review by Michael Anka, Amazing Authors Showcase
There is something special about this book. Within the first minutes of reading, the quiet intensity of the story arrested my attention. The exotic setting of a mysterious island placed somewhere in the tropics came alive under the author's crafty hand. Storming emotions and magical events brought me into a realm where I felt intrigued and in awe. We immerse into a world of poetry, magic, driving passions and challenges which shortly transforms the island into a bright celebration of life. the author cunningly and smoothly interweaves different worlds, which often touch on spirituality, feeding the reader's soul with a healthy doze of wonderful. Under the writer's merciless but compassionate pen we learn to appreciate the weight of our values because purity of heart is a special gift not to be taken frivolously. we also learn that brute passion exerted without the refinement of our reason could destroy in an instant everything we life for, leaving us forever incomplete. This book, so artfully blending visionary dreams and cruel realities makes for a unique reading experience. I recommend it to everyone.