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Peter Kazmaier is the award-winning author of three books. His newest novel The Battle for Halcyon has recently won the 2016 Word Award in the novel category Speculative Fiction. This sequel to THE HALCYON DISLOCATION follows the fate of the dislocated University of Halcyon and the splinter colony Eleytheria as they fight for survival in a parallel world. The Halcyon Cycle is Peter Kazmaier’s first book series. In writing this colonization epic, he has been able to pursue a life-long dream of writing fast-paced novels that explore the intersection between adventure, science, faith and philosophy. Peter is currently working on his third science fiction novel entitled DESCENT INTO ABADDON. An audio book version of THE HALCYON DISLOCATION is also under way. His experience as a researcher in chemistry has enabled him to bring authentic scientific insight to his futuristic fiction series, The Halcyon Cycle. J. R. R. Tolkien’s Lord of the Rings , C. S. Lewis’ The Chronicles of the Narnia , and Stephen R. Lawhead’s trilogy, Song of Albion are among his favourite and best-loved books. He also very much enjoys science fiction classics such as Robert Heinlein’s Tunnel in the Sky.

After a risky physics experiment transports the island University of Halcyon to a new world, engineer Dave Schuster and his fellow students struggle to survive in this alien, hostile environment. As tyrannical forces within the University use the catastrophe to strengthen their power and control, Dave encounters an even greater menace which threatens the very existence of their fledgling colony.

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Category: Science Fiction & Fantasy

In the first book of The Halcyon Cycle, a risky physics experiment transports the island University of Halcyon to a new world. Meglir, a being of great power, is released from his prison and threatens Halcyon and the tiny refugee colony of Eleytheria. In The Battle for Halcyon, we follow the struggles of Dave, Al, Pam and Floyd with their Hansa allies as they work to stop Meglir’s army and find a way to return Halcyon home to its own space-time. Surprising new facts about the continent of Feiramar, her peoples, and her history unfold. A new menace, in league with Meglir, threatens from the east. Will Halcyon continue to follow its program of tyranny to establish a secular utopia? Can Meglir be defeated? Can the island University of Halcyon undo the dislocation and return home? Kazmaier creates a stunning new world at once hauntingly alien and sublimely beautiful. One senses the danger of the unknown, but also the feeling of “coming home.” His depiction of the Hansa, Ancients, boat weed, travel oaks, living cloaks, and blade trees make this fiction series breath-taking in its imagination, yet realistic enough to be believed. Lovers of imaginative, fast-paced colonization epics, which pit good against evil on a continent-wide scale, will find The Battle for Halcyon well worth reading. Praise for The Halcyon Dislocation If you enjoy Tolkien, Lewis and other good fantasy, this is a book you ought to check out. David Hershey, Goodreads Praise for The Battle for Halcyon Kazmaier’s colonization epic put me in mind of Anne McCaffrey’s remarkable combination of science fiction and fantasy. Brian Meyer, Orus Peter Kazmaier is an acclaimed author of futuristic fiction. His experience as a researcher in chemistry enables him to bring authentic scientific insight to his much beloved series, The Halcyon Cycle. He lives with his wife Kathy in Mississauga. They spend their summers at their cottage on the Rideau Canal, near Seeley’s Bay, Ontario.

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Category: Science Fiction & Fantasy

Questioning Your Way to Faith explores some of the most difficult and polarizing questions facing our world today. The setting is the fictional campus of the University of Halcyon-before the cataclysmic event described in the novel, The Halcyon Dislocation. Readers trace the arguments as two friends-each possessing a radically different worldview and philosophy-talk with candour, lucidity, and humor about their disagreements on life's biggest questions. As they discuss such issues as the origins of evil, morality, what it means to be human, and whether the supernatural is possible, their dialogue models the kind of respectful, thoughtful discussion that allows people to disagree without being disagreeable. No matter which side of these questions readers find themselves on, the book explores ideas sure to provoke new insights and understanding. About the Author: Peter Kazmaier is an acclaimed author of futuristic fiction. His experience as a researcher in chemistry enables him to bring authentic scientific insight to his much-beloved series, The Halcyon Cycle. He lives with his wife Kathy in Mississauga. They spend their summers at their cottage on the Rideau Canal, near Seeley's Bay, Ontario.

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Category: Religion & Spirituality