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WHAT FANS ARE SAYING ABOUT THE VISION QUEST!

Pratt, Deborah M. The Vision Quest. Bk. 1: The Age of Light. VGM Pub. Jan. 2007. c.376p. ISBN 0-9787309-0-9 [ISBN 978-0-9787309-0-1]. $21.54. SF

"In a future defined by a series of giant quakes that brought new lands up from the bottom of the sea, humans have discovered the powers of both mind and spirit. An android type known as the Black Guard, created to protect humans from danger, develops its own independence-and a hatred of its former human charges. Young Cole Lazerman may hold the key to resolving the approaching war for the world, provided he can attain his full destiny. The co-Executive Producer of the Quantum Leap TV show has launched her own visionary sf series featuring a hero with a tragic past and a complex and uncertain future. Combining high-tech sf with New Age philosophy and mysticism, this series opener should appeal to fans of sf adventure with a metaphysical underpinning. For large collections."

- Library Journal

"One of those rare books that you read from cover to cover without stopping. I can't wait for the next and especially to play the game"

- Alan Pavlish

"Make sure you go to the bathroom, clean your house, and have had a recent physical before you start reading. Deborah Pratt has absolutely flown over the edge with this one. Science fiction redefined, Vision Quest sends Dune, Star Trek and Star Wars into an era, not unlike silent movies. Characters hurtle through the story in miraculous vivid detail. Each page leads breathlessly to the next. Concepts are fresh, brilliant, thought provoking, esoteric and yes I couldn't get enough. Welcome back Deborah Pratt your innovative skill will rewrite the history tired storylines we've had to endure in your absence."

- NDIGO MAGAPER Contributing Editor, Chicago

"What an amazing ride! I found myself instantly captivated by the complex and intriguing future world Deborah paints. The characters had me from the start, and their shocking adventures had me racing to the next chapter. What really moves me about VISION QUEST is the deeper message it represents... It's about time we meet a hero who we get to witness as he grows in skill and Mastery in the arts of the Great Mystery. This is a must read for ALL ages."

- Wendy Haines, Founder, Illumine Entertainment

"Not being an avid sci-fi reader, I sat down to read the Vision Quest, before I knew it several hours had past and I had read over half the book excited to see what happened next. Deborah Pratt has created a unique and compelling world filled with great characters, a lot of action with the prize qualities being that a strong sense of spirit and the power of knowledge will save us in the end. This is a great message to put out at this point in time."

- Lesli Linka Glatter

"I was hooked. The science seemed so plausible. I definitely can't wait to read the next volume"

- Victoria Fredrick

- Wendy Haines, Founder, Illumine Entertainment

I read Deborah Pratt's book she talked about on your show...VISION QUEST. I COULDN'T PUT IT DOWN....her knowledge of science, robotics, stem research, gene splicing and all the nanotechnology was most impressive. She is truly a fabulous writer, can't wait for the sequel!! Hope you have her on again."

- Diane L

Paul Rich Review:

As the Big Bang was forged out of the mists of the time-space continuum, a radiant new dawn emerges on the horizon of the science fiction world. Deborah Pratt's "The Vision Quest: The Age of Light" is a fitting title for an exemplary work, a mind-bending creative explosion from a gifted writer who, with seeming effortless ease, fuses the power chords of classic futurist canon with narrative, romance and emotion reminiscent of Tolkien and Frank Herbert's "Dune." Add to this her uncanny knack for grasping the conflicting inner turmoil of a teenage boy hero, Cole Lazerman (a.k.a Lazer), who's raging hormones fuel his white hot desire for revenge against the murderous Black Guard bio-droids ... as well as his intoxicating love and lust for Elana Blue, the almost too-perfect woman of his dreams.

Within this wholly fantastical Earth of the "near future" populated with genetically-mixed animal, insect and marine-life "splicers' -- SFX ingredients that would make Hollywood moguls in search of a blockbuster drool -- Pratt then injects her page-turner with delicious chunks of scientific techno-babble to satisfy the pickiest palate of the "geek chic" crowd.

Example: "Needing an amino strand that couldn't be destroyed, Covax borrowed viral strands diluted from the original I. L. virus. They produced RNA and thrived in high temperatures. The machinery acted liked incubators ...and from it the biodroids were created -- machines with a biological brain."

But don't be fooled. The author, a former sit-com actor and award-winning TV writer ("Quantum Leap") is fully aware of what titillates a universal audience. Thus we are introduced to the Universal God (not unlike "the force"), the mysterious all-powerful Masta Poe (more beguiling than Yoda) and the Harvard of cool tech-meets-Zen schools, Tosadae University ... an eye-candy playground that would give Hermoine Granger and Harry Potter a run for their magic.

The good and bad news? It's Book One of a trilogy. The Byzantine machinations of good and evil forces are thrillingly set into motion. Smaller heart-pounding skirmishes evolve to battles that lead to the inevitable war just as Lazer begins to know he is blessed with a special power that may or may not be the key to out-witting and out-evolving the now-sentient biodroid mastermind Five, a delectably complex and sinister Cyborg with the ability to alter his atomic particles back and forth like liquid to create horrific human features on his "face."

Save your first-printed edition. It will no doubt have value as a collectible in the future land of Atlantia ... along with the four otherworldly gnorbs that hold the key to saving humanity and our mutant offspring.

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