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THE INSTINCT OF LIGHT
Synopsis
The trilogy “The Instinct of Light” tells the adventures of Awi, a young yachac apprentice, who has the ability to travel to the ancestral worlds (Uku Pacha, the world above and Jahua Pacha, the world below). , must receive ancestral knowledge and defend his people from the disastrous revenge of Chusko, the shaman with a black soul. In this series of short novels we witness the growth and learning of a young man who is chosen by the ancestral spirits. In each story we become aware of the need to preserve ancestral knowledge and marvel at the magic that lives in the Ecuadorian Andes.
In this first book, Awi discovers his ancestral powers and his destiny. At first he doesn’t accept it, but then he becomes aware. He must pass some tests and learn about ancestral knowledge, from the hand of the old yachac Taita Wairi. The spell of eternal sleep breaks into the town. Awi and Taita Wairi fight to reverse it. In the end, they learn terrible news: El Chusko seeks to resurrect and take revenge.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Cristian Londoño Proaño
Quito, 1973. Professor, researcher, poet, science fiction writer, fantasy author, scriptwriter, executive producer, and audiovisual creator. Ph.D. in Communication. Editor and director of the Hispanic American digital science fiction magazine “Teoría Ómicron.” He invented and developed the concept of the Andean fantasy novel. He published the book “Between Science Fiction and Fantasy” (2020); the novels “Dark Nights Big Mouths” (2021); “Mission Antares” (2019); “Twelve Hours” (2016; 2019), “The Return of the Light” (2016); “Underbreak” (2015), “Dead Time” (2015), “The Unproductive” (2014), and “The Instinct of Light” (2011). He published the poetry collections: “Desojare” and “Luna de Solitarios.” He won the awards: I Biennial of Young Ecuadorian Poetry Jorge Carrera Andrade and first prize of the V Outdoor Festival of the Municipality of Guayaquil. He wrote and directed the plays: “Blue Lovers” and “The Black Candles.” He wrote, directed, and produced several documentaries and documentary series such as: “Jorge Enrique Adoum: the Unearthed Poet,” “The Beauty of Feeling,” and “Literamanía.” In 2019, he won the Script Doctors call of the Film Institute, and in 2020, he won the “Emergentes” call of the IFAIC. His research lines are media management, communication media, leadership, music video, scriptwriting, and science fiction.
Official website: www.cristianlondonoproano.com
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