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Joshua  Brann

The Sixth Seal

Science Fiction & Fantasy

Anastasie Eloise Bertrand, Ana, has spent the better part of fifteen years in a state mental hospital convinced that she is the reincarnated protector of an ancient and powerful book. Ana struggles to discern her present reality from the wildly vivid dreams of her past lives as a rebellious Chinese princess with formidable martial arts skills who lived during China's Spring and Autumn period, and as a fearless Jewish double agent working with the French Resistance during World War II.

Just as Ana comes to the realization that her dreams are indeed real and that her only chance to save humanity is to escape the confines of the hospital, a new psychologist takes over her case, and to Ana's surprise, is the first person to truly believe her.

But time is quickly running out, and soon Ana is torn between the good doctor and the relentless call of the Great Book of Power. Even as she struggles to understand who she is and her true place in the universe, a dark and secret society assembles to take control of the book and unleash its devastating and destructive power on humanity for their own benefit.

If Ana is to succeed, she must harness the knowledge of her past lives, find her fellow protectors, and bind a book that was designed to create and destroy entire planets in the blink of an eye.

Book Bubbles from The Sixth Seal

An unexpected character

Xi Shi wasn't originally intended to be a character in The Sixth Seal. In fact, I had no plans to include ancient China in the story's timeline. Her character came to me quite by accident while I was writing an impromptu assignment on conflict for an online creative writing class known as F2K. Once I had fleshed out her character a bit in the exercise, and several more that followed, I realized she was a perfect fit for one of Ana's alter egos. Xi Shi is definitely a strong enough character to have her own book, but I think that strength gives Ana's story an even stronger foundation. Sometimes the best characters and bits of a story happen by accident. That's one of the things I love about writing.

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