The society in which I live is highly technological: we are in America at the end of the 21st century.
I am Dr. Amber T. Matthews of the MBLaboratory in Woods Hole, MA. Here beside me is my son, Flavus M. Thornsen. This is the account of our experience in the Arcade, of the wonders and unspeakable horrors that we discovered and lived through, and that changed us forever. A year after those events, too many questions remain unresolved, until something happens. Human remains are found in the mouth of a mysterious abyssal fish. The protagonists' stubborn search for truth generates a complicated puzzle whose pieces ultimately lead them to face a mysterious entity, burdening them with the responsibility of potentially giving birth to a new world. Will the Church of Rome be able to accept the change represented by the loss of its certainties? Will the Guild of Psychics be able to ensure that the opportunity given to humankind is not lost?
Ambra Mattioli is a singer and writer, an art performer who became known to the general public for her participation in the first Italian edition of "The Voice Senior". She is also a painter, cabinetmaker, and wood artisan who designs and builds furniture and furnishing objects. As a singer, she is an interpreter of David Bowie. As a writer, she has published in Italian, in collaboration with her son Flavio: "The Arcade", "The Collector of Opportunities", and "Made Not to Last", which have been translated into English as "The Missing Piece of the Puzzle" and "The Other Face of God". Following these, in Italian, is a collection of short stories: "Imperfect Paradigm - Stories of Peripheral Universes", and the two novels "The Earth of Others" and "Black Star".
Web: www.ambramattioli.com
