Passage to Sunrise: A novel

by Bruno Jambor

Overview

“This man masquerading as a monk is a dangerous CIA sharp shooter serving an organization led by a former member of SEAL Special Forces. They want to resurrect the ancient faith that shaped Western civilization. Brother Augustine, AKA Charles DeVibo, must be stopped.” Marked for elimination by a ruthless corporation with ties to the government that knows about all his moves, Charles teams up with Maye, a beautiful Navajo artist, and her boyfriend, Rodrigo. To survive, they enter the desert to learn how to trust the mysterious guidance that helps them pass from fearful darkness to the first glimmer of sunrise.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780997826418
Publisher:	Pinifolius LLC
Publication date:	06/13/2017
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	340
File size:	707 KB

About the Author

Bruno Jambor country-hopped from Hungary to France to Algeria, landing at the University of Illinois where he became an astronomer. He spent his career sending other people safely into space. In his action-filled novels, the desert and night sky stimulate his heroes to overcome chaos and find freedom and truth.

Editorial Reviews

"This deeply philosophical thriller features a fascinating hero: a former geologist and CIA operative turned monk named Charles DeVibo. The writing is sharp, focused, and replete with moving symbolism and imagery. The story especially shines in several well-developed characters, including DeVibo."

BlueInk Review

A CIA operative–turned-monk threatens a covert organization that advocates science over religion in Jambor’s (Wildfire in the Desert, 2015) thriller.

The reason that Deep Water Ventures geologist Charles DeVibo is prevented from publishing his academic paper on renewable oil isn’t scientific but political—it might make oil companies lose revenue. This grim revelation sets Charles on an entirely new path. After a decade in the CIA, he joins a monastery to pursue his quest to find “Beauty, Goodness, and Truth” in the world. Years later, inspired by the Dom’s dream of a man emerging from the sea into a desert, he returns to his Arizona homeland to teach others what he’s learned. His arrival in the United States catches the attention of worldwide group EMR, whose Latin name references mankind’s progress through science. At the same time, EMR’s education analyst, Sibyl Bough, is concerned about a famous Tucson art teacher named Chiara Maye Gunnarson, who teaches that art speaks to the soul. EMR asserts that souls don’t exist, so Bough tries shutting the teacher down via the local school board. When that doesn’t work, EMR sends operatives after her and her former drug-mule boyfriend, Rodrigo Cruz. Weapons-trained Charles lends them a helping hand, which makes him EMR’s immediate target. Although most of the action comes later in the novel, the villains prove to be refreshing throughout. They’re largely ambiguous, preferring to use Latin monikers (such as “Primus”) instead of real names and physical violence as a last resort. Charles’ life quest is noble but vague, as it’s impossible to determine if he’s making any headway. Nevertheless, he’s consistently heroic and willing to sacrifice his mission to help a stranger. The overall narrative is generally abstract (alluding to God as “Source of Existence,” for example), but it’s also poetic: Charles in the remote desert, for example, “could feel in his nothingness the presence of the Absolute that created such vastness.”

A suspenseful tale brimming with intriguing concepts.

Kirkus Reviews

“A suspenseful tale brimming with intriguing concepts.” — Kirkus Reviews

“This deeply philosophical thriller features a fascinating hero: a former geologist and CIA operative turned monk named Charles DeVibo. The writing is sharp, focused, and replete with moving symbolism and imagery. In many sequences, the author’s narrative works on a deeper level. The story especially shines in several well-developed characters, including DeVibo.” — BlueInk Review

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