Synopsis of Manuscript Drafts by LA Pendergraft
Four of the novels comprise an anthology that I call “Sophy’s Gifts: Parallel Worlds of the Moon” in reference and reverence to the lost goddess Sophia, the Goddess of Wisdom.
The underlying theme of my novels concerns man’s inherent barbarous cruelty and duplicitous nature, but primarily the books deal with the lost intimate relationship between immanent sexuality and transcendent divinity -- the essence of life, renewal, and creativity -- the link between Consciousness and the Psyche. Acts of war, genocide, and oppression – all in the name of power – destroy the natural creativity, love, and beauty of life on the earth (Gaia), who herself has been despoiled by the hegemonic patriarchal culture that is the dominant cause of malevolence in the world today.
The anthology came about unexpectedly, for the books were not written in the order that they logically embody -- the first two being written third and fourth and the fourth one in the sequence written first.
The first manuscript, Mansions of the Moon: The Recluse (draft completed 12/31/06), may be
described in a single coruscating sentence as the tale of an old man,
unexpectedly released from prison, who is taken in by a coven of seductive
vampire goddesses to help them deter impendent global genocide.
The second novel, essentially a sequel to the first, called Crescent-Moon: The Eminence of Venus (draft completed 05/15/07) is about a teenage Hopi Indian goddess who tries to preserve, nurture, and renew the earth during the pestilent years of the tribulation before Armageddon.
The third book, titled Goddess of the Moon: The Girl from Shangri-La (draft completed 09/23/06), tells of a rebellious Rana Tharu Nepali girl who immigrates to the oligarchic United States to help her benefactors fight for the people’s freedom, rights, and lives.
The final book of the anthology, written first, Moon Shadows: The Genesis Doctrine (draft completed 05/28/06), concerns voluptuous nimbus-clad daughters of ancient gods and goddesses who are reborn on earth to save humanity from the tyranny of the New World Order.
A fifth book -- sixth overall -- that may become a part of the collection, is in progress. Tentatively called Kore-Kunte: Princess of the Moon (original draft to be completed in early 2008), in progress, is about a young Kootenai Indian princess, the lone survivor of a covert black government mass murder on a Montana Indian reservation, who strikes back against the neo-fascist American government.
Finally, there is the draft of my first novel, The
Sweetwater Conspiracy: The Legend of Cattle Kate (draft completed
11/19/05), based on the true story of ruthless land-grabbing cattle barons who
terrorize a vivacious young female homesteader in the Wyoming Territory.