OVER THE WEEKEND

About the Book

This novel is inspired by a true story of a high school student from New Jersey who becomes the junior karate champion of the world. His prayers, his dreams, and his triumphs are glorious! And the parents´ love for him is tremendous.

Great events happen Over the Weekend. The champion meets the twins from the third world. He accepts the twins´ invitation to compete in the extreme karate tournament in Tinakill, to win the medallion of grace with amazing power. The parents panic upon discovering the disappearance of their son. Mass media reports the incident throughout the world. The military joins in full force to find the twins. The action that follows is a mysterious explosion beyond the limit of human comprehension. True event is happening in real time, in real place, and with real people. And it is not a miracle!

As the week is concluding, the champion comes home to join his family. The twins come back to commence implementing their mission for peace on Earth. And the world is changed!

About the Author

The author is a dual degree holder in arts and sciences. He graduated with a degree in engineering from Fairleigh Dickinson University, Teaneck, New Jersey, and studied English at Columbia University, New York City, New York. Writing is his first love, maybe the last, and a lot of fascinating stories in between. He started writing after his first ABC lesson. He wrote down anything he considered good stuff and compiled them alphabetically. The good stuff outgrown the alphabet and kept on growing by the time, scrambling in his mind, trekking into his dream, and came out a fantastic story of the third kind. Although he shifted from arts to sciences and made engineering his profession, he still finds some time to develop his ideas into stories. He enjoys writing, rewriting, reading, rereading, and revising his works over and over again, alone in a shaded little world of his own creation. Geo Gracias Loquias resides in the suburban Pittsburgh area with his wife and a son. He works full-time as an engineer and writes novel—whenever possible.