PROUD TO ANNOUNCE THE FIRST PHYSICAL RELEASE OF
ASTROMYTHOS BOOK ONE
"Each page is alive with art as poetry and poetry as art. Delicate paintings contrast with strong, graphic illuminations that enhance the richness of the worlds themselves.” ~ Brian and Wendy Froud, Star Wars, Dark Crystal, Labyrinth
THE BOOK WAS FUNDED IN THE FIRST HALF HOUR!
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Astromythos: Book One, is a new mythology. It is the creation story of the stars.
The stars with all their might, fight to stay alight, to save each other from extinction. And those that aim to extinguish them, to rob the universe of its light, are the story’s villains. Black holes. The most destructive force in the universe.
The stars have bodies like humans and humanoids. They make their homes in nebulae, building castles, towers, bridges, and other medieval structures. Nebulae are their islands, mountains and even bodies of water. These nebulae are physical, living landscapes, on which stars, comets, planets, moons, and meteors, dwell as characters in the book. There are kings, warriors, giants, monsters, queens, and princesses, all of whom have features of different of heavenly bodies in space.
Written and illustrated as a rhyming epic poem, inspired by Ancient Greek victory songs, tales like Paradise Lost, and The Divine Comedy, Astromythos is a visual feast for the senses. Each myth delivers a profound and powerful message of wisdom, strength, honor, and courage.
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ASTROMYTHOS
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THE MYTHICAL WORLD OF JON SIDERIADIS
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Astromythos, which literally translates to “the star myth,” is a Greek word I invented to serve as the title for a collection of illuminated books that I have been working on for several years. I started developing my characters and their stories in the year 2000, and ever since, I’ve been building a completely original mythology to which I’ve dedicated my life. In English, Astromythos combines the words “astronomy” and “mythology,” two subjects for which I hold an intrinsic passion. My characters and their stories are echoes from the mind of Ŧime. Below are the paintings and words of those who held onto hope as an ever-expanding universe was laid to rest by Ŧime. Each book is a collection of original myths, fully illustrated, and inspired by epic poetry. Astromythos: Era of Stars, will be the first publication of my musings.
EXTRA-TERRESTRIAL DWARVES
aSTROMYTHOS BOOK TWO
These small, dwarf-like slaves, serve to mine the flesh of moons. And with this rock-flesh, fashion armor and weapons for their masters. Blades wrought by their skillful hands, harness the tidal force itself, and so imbued, are mighty enough to cleave stars asunder.
THE WHITE DWARF STAR
aSTROMYTHOS BOOK ONE
Wisest of stars in the Astromythos universe, the White Dwarfs are the only stars capable of vanquishing black holes. They are thus the mortal foes of Photovores. Though nasty and mischievous in youth, when a White Dwarf matures, it is just as wise as it once was foolish.
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