Number 2 in the Quinine Adventure Series
The Book of Worlds is gone.
During an unprecedented attack at the Library, the scared volume vanishes from its place of honor. The daring assault at the center of peace and knowledge disrupts the Creation Continuum and sets in motion ancient prophecies portending the end of the universe.
In a fantastical battle within the very heart of the Essentia, Goddess' chosen warrior and the Castle Mistress clash with legendary swords in combat fated to decide the course of Earth's evolution.
Oldest Known Creation Story
Which came first, good or evil, and which is the excuse for the other? Is it possible that without evil there would be no good? From one point of view, it was good that started the cosmic ruckus in the first place. If the bringer of light doesn't come forth, the dark remains forever and no one is the wiser. But Goddess did arrive and Negater, the keeper of all that had been empty, didn't like the intrusion. Thus began the cosmic struggle to create our world: Goddess to make it happen. Negater to stop it.
The Quinine stories are from a translation of the ancient stone tablets discovered in 1955 in the remote mountains of Tierra del Fuego.
Chiseled in a script connected to all languages, the eight tablets tell a story in which a female deity battles an evil, invisible force for control of eternity. It's the oldest known creation story.
According to the earliest scribes, Goddess created the universe and all the creatures in it. If the old texts, numbers and symbols are to be believed, all we know comes from Goddess, and from the Hand, a living forest world.
The stories about Quinine's life on Parallax are based on ancient writings that few can translate, but modern scientific thought supports their truth.
According to a simple understanding of string theory and quantum gravity, the universe is divided into 11 dimensions. Countless tiny strings of universal membranes inhabit the 11 dimensions, floating and undulating in spacetime. When two of these membranes touch, the contact causes a cosmic blast that creates a universe. This is the M-theory.
Some say it is The Theory of Everything. The M has no distinct meaning because it's still a work in progress. The M has been interpreted as "magick" (my favorite), "mystery" and "mother." Many scientists use "membrane."
It's not only likely, but entirely possible that long ago, a single spacetime string curled in on itself to complete a circle, and it was this celestial collision that created our Big Bang. This is the Goddess Theory. - Raymond Duane
