Academy

By Mick Rooney

An extraordinary journey into fiction, surrealism, and some of the greatest artist and innovators of the past. Leonardo Buonarroti works as a clerk for the region's Academy. The Academy is an all-controlling, totalitarian government ruling in every aspect of a citizen's life. Set against a snow-covered, post-war, apocalyptic landscape, this Orwellian novel sets an austere atmosphere of unease throughout, merging surrealism and historical documentary. It weaves a complex and fragmented journey, from the Great Siberian Explosion of 1908, to the lives of artists and innventors, including, da Vinci, Von Zeppelin and the Russian explorer, Kulik. On his journey from the Academy to the Underground, Leonardo discovers the lies and truths in his own life.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Mick Rooney
• Release date: Feb 14, 2013
• ISBN: 9781301594740

Mick Rooney

Mick Rooney is an author, researcher and freelance journalist. He has been writing for nearly thirty years and published nine books, including Filigree & Shadow, a collection of his shorter fiction, and Academy, his debut novel. His first book, Arcadia, was published in 1990. As a publishing consultant, he is also a regular blogger, guest and visitor to many leading writers’ forums, and he has written numerous articles and books on publishing, music and retail. He was born in Dublin, Ireland in 1968, and though he still lives there, he also spends some of his time in the Netherlands.

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