The Peripherals: Book One: The End is the Beginning

by Mark Aldrich

Genres: Fairy Tales, Folk Tales, Legends & Mythology; Literary Fiction; YA Fairy Tales & Folklore

Synopsis

From beyond your senses, they watch. And wait.

Sean Curley is a modestly successful Broadway actor, living his dream on stage while navigating New York City and a complicated life in the arts in America. On the closing night of his latest show, a series of events unfolds that pulls him inexorably into a world of intrigue, danger, and beings who had lived on the edges of his life for decades. While he struggles to make sense of the swirling riddles as they unfold, his friends and fellow actors find themselves drawn into the real-life drama as one of their own disappears under mysterious circumstances. This group of performers, misfits all, who have existed largely outside the spotlight on stage and in life, are thrust into the limelight that exposes both their unknown strengths and feared weaknesses.
Folklore and mythology come to life, and they find themselves questioning what they thought they knew of the world and where they fit into it. As the danger mounts, so does a growing belief in themselves and their power to make a difference. Things that had been taken for granted suddenly take on new meaning, and it becomes clear that saving their friend could have much greater implications.
Joined by a team of figures from mythology and the depths of history, the unlikely troop sets out on a journey to save the missing friend, but also to wrestle for the future- both ordinary and otherworldly.
The world around them reveals itself as far more colorful and magical than they had ever imagined, but along with those things comes a danger they may not be equipped to confront. Let alone defeat.

Readers who enjoy mystery, folklore, music, fantasy, urban legend, theatre, and travel will all find something to sink their teeth into. A rollicking beginning to The Peripherals series.

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Release date: November 14, 2022

Publisher: Wallace Street Press

Print pages: 309