Motes

BOOK AWARDS:

Reader's Favorite 5 Star Review - "Motes by Tilmer L Wright, Jr is the best kind of sciense fiction. It's entertaining, revelatory, surprising, and unexpectedly human. The prose is provocative and his world-building is both exceptional and brilliantly realzied. 

DESCRIPTION: 

A speck of dust floats in the air, illuminated by a sunbeam. To a daydreamer like Thom Finch, that speck is an imaginary commander leading his army against an equally imaginary foe. The reality is something even Thom’s fertile imagination cannot fathom. He must somehow convince himself, his family, and his best friend that his sanity is intact and that what he is seeing is real. The Mu’ahi are tiny in comparison to humans – each one as small as a dust mote. Their planet is isolated in a bubble of space that is desperately bereft of resources. The survival of their race is at stake. They are scavengers searching for treasure over ten light years from home.

EDITORIAL REVIEWS:

"A wonderful read, Wright brings together science, technology, and faith seamlessly to bring us a thrilling adventure."  - Red City Review

"Motes by Tilmer L Wright Jr. is the best kind of science fiction. It's entertaining, revelatory, surprising, and unexpectedly human. The prose is provocative and his world-building is both exceptional and brilliantly realized." - Readers' Favorite

FROM THE AUTHOR:

Motes, my debut novel, is special to me in a lot of ways. One of the primary influences for this book is a book by Blaise Pascal called Pensees. In it, Pascal describes how mankind is stuck between the impossibly small and the immeasurably large, unable to understand either. It was as if Pascal had a time machine and was able to foresee scientific advancements that occurred hundreds of years after his passing. It's a truly remarkable book. More than anything else, though, the book is about family, duty, and how faith and science need not be at odds. I'm still rather fond of this story, and I am proud to have written it.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR:

Tilmer Wright, Jr. was born in Kingsport, Tennessee. He attended Florida State University where he earned a Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science. The past three decades have seen him working in various roles within Information Technology at a variety of companies in three states. He currently lives in Tarpon Springs, FL with his wife and two daughters. He enjoys guitar, piano, art, reading and - when he has the time - writing.

PRODUCT DETAILS:

Publisher: Create Space Independent Publishing Platform

Language: English

Paperback: 410 pages

Dimensions: 6 X 9

Publication Date: July 9, 2013