Before this author ever wastes his time and money on another self-publishing (iuniverse.com publishes anything by anybody for a fee) effort he needs to listen to a few suggestions: First, he might have a good idea for a short story in this book, but there is no reason for him to stretch it into a tedious and boring novella, as he has done. Second, he needs a good editor, as I assume he published this book without one. His grammar is so poor it is distracting to any reasonably intelligent reader. This is doubly troublesome because his narrative is often so disjointed on its own, even without the grammatical flaws. He has sold many books in the Arcadia area based on the book's setting there, but because this one is so awful, a repeat of that success is unlikely.