{"product_id":"taboo-transcending-tales-disilvio-9781950052172","title":"Taboo \u0026 Transcending Tales: Of Historical Sci-Fi \u0026 Fantasy","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eStir up or Soothe your Soul with a profound collection of historical Sci-Fi and fantasy tales by award-winning author Rich DiSilvio.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMelding historical figures like Sir Walter Raleigh, Thomas Paine and Roman emperors with time travel, politics and religion, DiSilvio weaves fascinating tales of timeless literature, some of which are dystopian, while others are considered taboo by today's standards.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAlso included are uplifting tales of Christian icons, such as St. Francis and St. George, that touch upon the supernatural, eliciting transcending visions of wonder.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIncluded in this volume is the novelette \"Paine and the Grandest Illusion,\" which presents Paine's controversial views on religion, as well as mentioning his fellow Founding Fathers, who were in fact not Christians, but rather Deists, who refuted the divinity of Jesus and only believed in a Creator or Nature's God.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDiSilvio's clever and entertaining tales not only combine the past with the future but also pose many thought-provoking issues, some centuries old that still reverberate today.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor as the author said, \"The masses had believed the Earth was the center of the universe for thousands of years until awakened with reality. Hence fallacies often prevail until bold thinkers, like Galileo and others, expose the ignorance to reveal the truth.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCONTENTS\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e1 - The Aura of St. Francis\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e2 - Adam's Atom\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e3 - Conquests, Coups \u0026amp; Collapse\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e4 - The Untold Story of St. George\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e5 - Paine and the Grandest Illusion\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Disilvio\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1950052176\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781950052172\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Digital Vista, Incorporated\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/16\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 148\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.61lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.40d","brand":"Disilvio","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48874562584831,"sku":"9781950052172","price":15.98,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/taboo-transcending-tales-disilvio-9781950052172","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}