The Astonishing
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The Astonishing
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Author: Peter Orullian & John Petrucci
Publication Date: Spring 2018 -- Click here for update
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Publication Date: Spring 2018 -- Click here for update
(Art and book-cover design are placeholder only.)
Peter will be making frequent status updates on the book, including cool teasers. Follow him on Twitter: @peterorullian and Facebook: www.facebook.com/peterorullian
More from Peter about The Astonishing book at www.orullian.com
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The Astonishing, the novel, builds on the story rendered in The Astonishing, the ground-breaking concept album by the kings of progressive metal, Dream Theater. The novel adds new plot lines and intrigue, additional characters and motivations, as well as explanations and ideas not explored on the album. It also has several exclusives, as noted below. Writer of The Astonishing, the novel, Peter Orullian spent many long sessions in person and by phone with guitarist, song-writer, and producer of The Astonishing, John Petrucci. Through those conversations he gathered a depth of understanding into Petrucci's story and vision. Orullian then began to ideate on ways to extrapolate the core story, build in rationale for key pieces of the world, and introduce story elements to further expand and deepen the story that has become the novel. About the book In a not so distant future, our world has returned to the ugliness of feudalism. Only this time, those in power control the servant class with the very thing that once inspired men to rise up and take back their lives—music. But it is not the music of old. That music is forgotten. No, this new music is engineered entirely by machines. This music suppresses that part of humanity which might be inspired. This music suppresses hope. But what is old will be made new again. In the village of Ravenskill lives a young man, Gabriel, who comes with a gift of power. A gift of music. As a human expression. Gabriel’s brother, Arhys, leads a rebel militia that is trying to liberate the people. And he believes Gabriel’s gift is the key; a key he hopes will help him keep a promise he made his wife on her deathbed. But the emperor and his son have different plans--to maintain control. Those plans may find an unlikely challenger in their own family. And the resulting conflict may yield lasting consequences. For them all. With music as a moving force, the choices each player must make will bring them to a shared moment of pain. And perhaps redemption. Edition Details
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Reviews of The Astonishing: (coming soon) Reviews of The Astonishing, the album: “Put simply, the new release lives up to its title in every way imaginable.” – Rolling Stone “The Astonishing is an absolutely unique experience…it demands your full attention.” – Consequence of Sound “The band’s 13th studio album is certainly the most ambitious one it has yet recorded, and it’s a cinematic effort in both concept and scale.” - Billboard “To call it ambitious would be a vast understatement.” – Huffington Post “…the multifaceted quintet have continued to push personal and genre boundaries.” – Grammy.com “…a heavy, anthemic blend of intricate songwriting and musicianship.” – The Wall Street Journal “…a sprawling, epic opus” - Loudwire Art coming soon. |
