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Title: The Reluctant Goddess
Authors: A.F. Firebird
Publisher: POSE
Genre: Metaphysical Fiction
Release Date: March 2012
Ellena Ripley is a bookshop owner from a rural town in the south of England - or so she thinks. But lately, she has a growing sense that life is not as it seems. At night, she dreams of a serene man who appears to be trying to tell her something; In the day, she can't shake a feeling of expectation. But of what?
Meanwhile Hector, servant of LIFE and the man from Ellena's dreams, has a dilemma. How do you tell someone they are a goddess? His previous attempts have met with disaster so he must be cautious, particularly when his new trainee, Boudica, formerly Queen of the Iceni tries to help. The question is can they succeed before it is too late?
Interview
A.F Firebird author of The Reluctant Goddess talks about her new novel and metaphysical fiction.
You describe your new novel as metaphysical fiction, what is metaphysical fiction?
It is a form of speculative fiction which explores ideas prevalent in metaphysics through the medium of story and characters. This type of fiction strips away religious rhetoric and new age language, so that the reader can contemplate the ideas presented in a simpler and hopefully more accessible way.
Give me an example of the type of ideas explored in the book.