"Confessions of an Alien is a compelling narrative that invites us to consider the possibility of extra-terrestrials living on Earth, while at the same time putting forward a mythology for the next 1000 years. Fascinating, entertaining and thought-provoking, this is a good fast read that is definitely worth your time. I can't wait to see what E.T. Marshall has in store for us next in this series." --Curt Kinkead, author of Eureka: The Door to the Stars
ALIEN'S CONFESSION BEGINS MYTHOLOGY FOR
THE THIRD MILLENNIUM
Who is Vlad, DARPA's miraculous star surgeon, wonders Donald, a grant writer working with a government-funded program that enables veterans to get new "smart" limbs. And who is that strangely dressed janitor so vigorously pushing a broom, he wonders late one night alone in a LA medical facility.
So begins a mythical relationship between an alien and a gifted "lucid dreamer," in Confessions of an Alien (Red Coaster Press, 1/2017), the first volume of E. T. Marshall's Mythology for the Third Millennium. The meeting is about human and alien perception of reality. And, as the friendship deepens, the alien's simulations profoundly change Donald's experience of life. Few other novels explore Ā consciousness with this depth, Ā except perhaps Carlos Castenada's classic novel, The Teachings of Don Juan.
In this introductory volume, Marshall anticipates an experience that awakens humankind. As he says, in the third millennium, if not before, humans will probably make contact with aliens. Even now, we are developing technology akin to that on Vlad's planet. If Confessions of an Alien is science fiction, it's based on existing science facts, new interfaces such as Elon Musk's Neuralink and simulations as familiar as cochlear implants for hearing.
Without dramatic formulas or cliches about human-alien behaviors, Confessions of an Alien is a pragmatic investigation of how humankind may take its place in both the changed world of the Third Millennium and Ā as citizens of the universe. The first volume delineates the challenges humans face in their evolution, as well as technological advancement.. Donald's, curiosity, Ā good will, fortitude and insight, make him a fine hero in the Joseph Campbell tradition.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
E.T. Marshall, philosopher, scientist and lucid dreamer, was born and raised in New York City. He graduated from C.C.N.Y. Ā and later earned a M.S. in engineering from U.S.C. Currently, he lives in the Redwood Forest of Northern California.
