Pillars of Atlantis

Mystery and doubt is a powerful lure, and it is the unsolved mystery of Atlantis which has captivated the imagination for a long time. In the novel 'Pillars of Atlantis' one is swept up in a sprawling odyssey where the seeker of marvels and adventure will find themselves within a wondrous world which lies far beyond the memory of Man.

There has been a question which has been pondered upon for centuries. Did civilization start with ancient Mesopotamia as history says; or did a much earlier civilized period exist which is lost to time? There is no definitive answer to that question, thus the subject remains a mystery. But mystery and doubt is a powerful lure, and it is the unsolved mystery of legendary lands, such as Atlantis, which has captivated the imagination for a long time. In the novel 'Pillars of Atlantis' one is swept up in a sprawling odyssey set in a wondrous but grippingly realistic version of the supposed Atlantean World which engages one's mind regarding the origins of civilization upon the earth. Indeed, here is a wonderful and thrilling tale where the seeker of fabulous marvels and high adventure can let their mind wander back to a lost world of unbounded wonder which lies far beyond the memory of Man.

Christian Sturm was raised in the suburbs of northern New Jersey, not too far from the iconic skyline of the greatest city in the world. While struggling with dyslexia as a child he had difficulty getting through school, and being immersed in flights of fancy was given to daydreaming much of the time. He always loved to draw and was reprimanded upon occasion for adorning his text papers with decorative motifs. Being the hopeless romantic and dreamer that he was, he was always drawn to exotic and fantastic things. In his teen-years, he began to read science fiction, fantasy, and novels set in historical times. At the age of nineteen, he also studied acting in New York for a time but abandoned all attempts in a career as a thespian upon realizing how many would-be actors were still waiting on tables at the age of forty-nine. He also tried his hand at film-making and spent a year writing a screenplay for a movie he made. However, realizing that so much in regards to making films hinges upon raising money to make them, he left lights and cameras behind and turned to writing. It was the genre of heroic fantasy that he pursued, and after a few unpublished stories a tale began to evolve about Atlantis, one of the greatest mysteries of all time.