EIGHT AND INFINITY: The Forgotten Revelation - Couverture souple

Falco, G.Z

Couverture souple

ISBN 13 : 9798175855273

Editeur : Independently published, 2026

Synopsis

What if the symbol that keeps returning throughout your life is not a coincidence, but an invitation?

In the occupied Cyclades during the Second World War, young Greek soldier Alexandros Petralis is wounded, alone, and pursued by German patrols.
Seeking refuge in an abandoned Byzantine church, he discovers something hidden behind the stones of the altar: an ancient manuscript wrapped in linen and bound with a faded red thread. Its author calls himself Alcon.

The pages tell of a journey across vanished civilizations, from the temples of Egypt and the cities of Mesopotamia to monasteries, deserts, distant ports, and the spiritual traditions of India and China.

Wherever Alcon travels, the same sign appears before him: the number eight. At first, it seems to be no more than a recurring pattern. But as the encounters accumulate, eight begins to reveal a deeper meaning within creation myths, sacred rites, opposing forces, the cycles of nature, and the hidden movements of human consciousness.
Turned upon its side, eight becomes infinity.
Yet the manuscript offers no simple doctrine and no final answer. Its meaning lies not in the symbol itself, but in the lives of those who encounter it: a potter who understands that form must remain open to change, a monk who knows when growth must be released, and a teacher who recognizes unity within apparent opposites. Its deepest meaning emerges through the choices of those who must decide who they will become when fear, violence, and loss strip away every certainty.

As Alexandros reads, the boundary between Alcon’s journey and his own begins to dissolve. Outside the church, the war draws closer. Inside, another struggle unfolds, one that will force him to confront grief, loyalty, betrayal, and the possibility that freedom does not begin when danger disappears, but when a person learns to see differently.
Who was Alcon? How could one man have witnessed places and events separated by centuries? And why was his manuscript hidden in a forgotten church, waiting for someone whose life was also suspended between an ending and a beginning? Years later, carried by the sea, the pages will find another reader.

Eight and Infinity: The Forgotten Revelation is an atmospheric literary mystery about war, memory, transformation, and the invisible patterns connecting distant lives. Blending historical fiction with spiritual and philosophical intrigue, it explores the moment when a completed cycle becomes a threshold and when a change of perspective can alter the meaning of an entire life.
For readers drawn to ancient mysteries, lost manuscripts, symbolic journeys, and novels that continue to resonate long after the final page.

Some truths are not hidden because they have been lost. They are hidden because we have forgotten how to see them. Open the manuscript. Follow the sign. Discover what changes when eight becomes infinity.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Independently published
• Date d'édition: 2026
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 13: 9798175855273
• Reliure: Taschenbuch
• Nombre de pages: 228
• Coordonnées du fabricant: Printed by Amazon on behalf of the author; https://www.amazon.de/hz/contact-us; ; c/o Amazon Media EU S.à.r.l., 38 Avenue John F. Kennedy; Luxembourg; L-1855; Luxembourg