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"The Gospel of Matthias has everything: thrills, action, love, horror, coming-of-age, satire, and science fantasy. Written with the feeling of a poet and the vision of an architect, this epic has strong characterization, a well-developed plot, and relishes the romance of ideas. It's a story that connects with us. The fears and passions of Julie and Selene on their life's journey become our fears and passions." The fanaticism of mass movements is the greatest problem of our times. It becomes an especially potent problem when it is fused with religion or science. It cuts across history, politics, and psychology. And it has brought death and misery more than words can tell. This book gives answer to the question that Yeats raises: "And what rough beast, its hour come round at last, slouches towards Bethlehem to be born?" The rough beast of fanaticism is always slouching to us. And it will destroy until it is destroyed. This problem is ripped from our headlines and will challenge us until time adjourns. "Between the idea/And the reality/Between the motion/And the act/Falls the Shadow" T.S. Eliot says in The Hollow Men. The Gospel of Matthias is a book of shadows. It explores the twilight and the tension between faith and fanaticism and science and scientism. The Gospel of Matthias puts into fictional form this problem. The Gospel of Mathias has three related novels. The great themes of science, religion, love, coming-of-age, and courage unfold in a world of brains in vats, global extinction from a comet, animal-human hybrids, and interstellar and time travel. As you read the chronicles, you'll connectwith Julie and her daughter Selene on their life's journey as they confront their deepest fears and greatest challenges.Here is a synopsis of the books.Book One: A Brain in the VatA new religious cult is sweeping the nation. Tom, a Chicago reporter, is investigating the church for its terrorist ties. The worship of the goddess Luna is attracting Julie, his girl friend. Intr