Toh's Saga

By Edward Eaton

Inspired by the writings of famed astronomer Carl Sagan, TOH'S SAGA is the tale in verse of the life and times of a sentient bubble. Toh is magnificent. Toh is powerful. Toh is feared, respected. But when its ambition gets out of control, Toh’s group casts it out to face the ravages of a desolate and hostile world with out friends, without family — alone. [Verse Novella (Rated G) released in 2014 by Dragonfly Publishing, Inc. | available in print and ebook]

• Language: English
• Publisher: Dragonfly Publishing, Inc.
• Release date: Jul 23, 2014
• ISBN: 9781936381968

Edward Eaton

Edward Eaton has studied and taught at many schools in the States, China, Israel, Oman, and France. He holds a PhD in Theater History and Literature, and has worked extensively as a theater director and fight choreographer. He has been a newspaper columnist and theatre critic. He has published and presented many scholarly papers, and has a background in playwriting. He is also an avid SCUBA diver and skier. He currently resides in Boston with his wife Silviya and son Christopher.

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TOH’S SAGA

A Journey in Free Verse

Written by

Edward Eaton

SMASHWORDS EDITION

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Toh’s Saga

Copyright ©2014 Edward Eaton

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eBook Edition

EAN 978-1-936381-96-8

ISBN 1-936381-96-6

Original Artwork ©2014 Terri L. Branson

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This is a work of fiction. All characters and events portrayed herein are fictitious. Any resemblance to real people or events is purely coincidental. All rights are reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced electronically or by any form or by any means, nor may it be rebound without consent of the publisher and copyright holders. All eBook editions are sold under a standard single user license for the exclusive use of the initial retail customer and may not be copied, printed, changed, used for lending, or distributed by any means for sale or for free to any other persons or business entities without the consent of the publisher and all copyright holders.

Published in the United States of America

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Acknowledgements

I would like to thank the noted astronomer, Carl Sagan (1934-1996). This work is, to some degree, inspired by a passage I read in Cosmos some years ago: I am skeptical  about most of the extraterrestrial visions, [which] rely on forms of life we already know…. I do not think life anywhere else would look very much like a reptile, or an insect or a human—even with…minor cosmetic adjustments…. But if you pressed me, I could try to imagine something rather different. Chapter II, One Voice in the Cosmic Fugue.

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Dedication

As always, I would like to dedicate this work to my