A Dance Between Perspective and Desire

Kevin Koelbl

Free

Genre: Speculative Fiction/Fantasy

Bogged down by work and relationship problems, Reid finds himself in a desperate situation. Money’s tight, and if he doesn’t figure out a way to climb out of the financial hole he dug himself into, the love of his life will suffer for it. After endless waves of bad luck, he calls it quits. But at his lowest moment, a faraway land mysteriously grants him everything he ever desired: fire breathers, jugglers, dungeons, love, and a world convention filled with the most powerful people in the land—it’s safe to say that Reid experiences it all. Meanwhile, mysterious threats loom outside the rampart walls, and when peculiar, hallucinogenic visions reveal themselves, he realizes everything might not be as grand as it seems. As his new life slowly takes a turn for the worse, he finds himself in a dungeon for a crime he did not commit—although to claim innocence would be a downright lie. Now faced with death, Reid must fight to return to his old life so he can apologize for the way he acted, but with an intergalactic threat manipulating his every move, it may be too late.