Through the brightness of that incandescent center in its veil of light came the god who ruled this strange world. The Shining One flew along the length of the steady beams from the black panel. The sound of crystalline bells, of pizzicato tinklings from violins with strings of glass, grew louder, more insistent; jubilant, and joyous. In what seemed only a minute it crossed the lake. Yolara raised her white arms in a clear sign of love and welcome. The Shining One descended from its bridge of light to the water's edge and flowed inward, onto the platform beside its lovely priestess. In 2052 John and Tereza Allan escape the bonds of their strained marriage by living alternate lives on Weary, the World-Wide Entertainment & Active Resource Utility. When immersed in a created world, with full sight and sound, the experience can almost equal real-life. They find fulfillment in virtual lives filled with great romance and high adventure. And because a popular world can make its creators rich, every type is available, including all the sexual experiences imaginable… and some not. But a highly knowledgeable killer murders a distant relative, and the Allans and local police find themselves in a desperate search to identify him before he strikes again. And this compels John to travel on the hidden, dark side of Weary, where horrors wait…

Joseph Green followed a duel career, working for 37 years in the American space program (six military, 31 civilian), and freelance writing at night and on weekends. He retired from NASA as Deputy Chief of the Education Office at the Kennedy Space Center. At KSC he specialized in preparing fact sheets, brochures and other semi-technical publications for the general public, explaining complex scientific and engineering projects in terms understandable to a layman. He also prepared over 20 science papers for NASA and contractor executives. As a part-time writer he produced five novels and about 90 short works, the latter published primarily in the magazines “Analog” and ”Fantasy & Science Fiction”, and in original anthologies. More current works can be found at the "Joseph Green" page in Amazon Books. Prior jobs include working as a mill hand, construction worker, and shop supervisor for Boeing, the last while building Bomarc and Minuteman missile bases around the USA. B.A., University of Alabama.