The darknes of retsasid has taken over the world. Can three friends, Euclid, Karman and reluctant psychic Angela Frank find the strength to fight or will this be The Wheel's Final Turn?
We meet Euclid, Karman, and Angela who have been drawn to California where they will encounter new greed and despair. From the Governors Mansion, the Cosmetic Industry, Animal Cruelty to a fraile phobic artist, no one is safe from the darkness and evil of retsasid.
A character driven, intense journey that will keep you reading into the night.. Monica M Brinkman is a storyteller spellbinding and surreal.
Excerpt
Prologue
Angela sat, still and silent, arms to her side and legs placed firmly on the ground. The musky odor of the dank room filled her nostrils as she took a deep breath and slowly exhaled. Her long blonde hair, secured in a ponytail, cascaded down the back of the worn Adirondack chair, her green eyes shut tight as she allowed the music to enter her mind. Such a wondrous sound encased her very being, caressing her body and embracing her soul. She was lost in a world of awe and inspiration, an existence of pure beauty and exquisite motion and wonderment of the moment.
She bolted upright, her euphoria interrupted, arms tense, firmly grasping the sides of the chair. A pestiferous, Mephistophelian darkness had shown its’ face. An offensive, revolting and repulsive melody filled her ears. She blinked her eyes once, then again in an attempt to rid herself of the evil that had disturbed her peace and tranquility. She shuttered, body trembling in apprehension, for what she knew was to occur...to her... to friends... to family and perhaps ultimately, to humanity.
Angela realized California would prove to be the greatest challenge of her life.
Professional Reviews
I Loved This Story
Monica Brinkman is a story teller! I loved this story. I became totally caught up in the tale she wove and the characters she created. I kept telling myself, "just one more chapter," before I'd put it down. I couldn't stop reading once I got to the last 40 or 50 pages. This is a tale of love and hope, but it is even simpler than that. It is a story about people; everyday people called upon to do extraordinary things. The depth of the characters really put this book over the top for me. I loved them.
What I liked most: The fact that the characters spoke to me. I loved the story. As I stated earlier, Monica Brinkman is a story teller, and this story is one you should read. I'm adding The Turn of the Karmic Wheel to my "to read" pile, that's for sure.
*** I received a free book from the author in exchange for an honest review***
Paul R. Hewlett
Because We Must Choose
December 11, 1845, and the United States has declared war on Mexico. In Boston, James R. Lowell published a poem; the first stanza of which went:
Once to every man and nation, comes the moment to decide,
In the strife of truth with falsehood, for the good or evil side;
Some great cause, some great decision, offering each the bloom or blight,
And the choice goes by forever, ’twixt that darkness and that light.
It was a stirring call to the conscience of every citizen, one which was soon set to music and is still sung in churches throughout America. The message was clear: we, all of us, have to make choices about right and wrong, about good and evil.
It is a recurring question in theology, philosophy, and religion: Where does evil come from? How does evil exist in the world?
In her fine new book, The Wheel’s Final Turn, Monica Brinkman reminds us of that question, of that hymn, and of that basic moral responsibility.
Brinkman’s approach is Manichean. In her world-view, evil coexists with good and is in constant and deliberate war against kindness, compassion, and concern. Darkness creeps around the edges of life, takes over souls, and inflicts pain and punishment on those who are decent. Against that darkness stands a small band, not a team of superheroes but a small cohort of intuitives and sensitives, people who can sense the coming of evil and whose goal it is to offer protection and salvation for its victims.
The power of Monica Brinkman’s speculative fiction comes in part from her use of believable characters. She brings the battle to live using such characters as a politician who also plays guitar, a spokesperson for beauty products, a dogcatcher, a psychiatrist, a retired man who likes to whittle, little girls who like ice cream and play. She takes these ordinary characters and transubstantiates them into a powerful reminder that we must all be ever aware of “that darkness and that light.”
Kenneth Weene, Author
An Intriguing Read
I had no idea what the Wheel's Final Turn was about when I started reading it but knowing how much the author cares about humanity, I sensed it would have something to do with various aspects of mankind. I was not disappointed. The characters are an intriguing mixture of reality...good and evil. You immediately get the sense something supernatural is affecting them and they are helpless against the dark forces. With gripping suspense the story unfolds and a battle between good and evil ensues. I would recommend this well written novel to anyone who loves a unique and chilling nail biter story.
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