Castles in the Sky

About the Book

Hans and Chieli lives were borne out of bloodshed and violence; their pasts shattered, they found solace in each other and their work.  At the dawn of the 22nd century, they become involved with a frenetic drug war involving two pharmaceutical giants.  At stake is a drug which holds the key to the human mind, a scientific breakthrough of enormous magnitude and dangerous promise for certain parties.  The balance between Hans and Chieli's work and family becomes disrupted as the corporate posturing reaches dangerous levels; soon, their lives are shattered once more.  Forced to pick up the pieces and deal with their past, they both embark on a journey to find truth and their identity.  The path to the answers they seek-and have sought for all their lives-is one that takes them to the top of the corporate world and to the urban playgrounds of the inner city.  The presence of a young basketball phenomenon prompts them to wonder whether it is better to forget or to remember, whether to live in the past or destroy it once and for all.

About the Author

Matthieu Raillard has been writing, in one form or another, since he was 6; Castles in the Sky is his first published novel. He has written poetry, prose, essays and published various articles in collegiate periodicals. His textual influences and include Juan Ramón Jiménez, Jaime Gil de Biedma, Joe Haldeman, Kurt Vonnegut and Milan Kundera. He holds a B.A from Colgate University and an M.A from the University of Virginia, where he is currently pursuing a Ph.D. in Spanish literature.