George Mendoza – författare

Five years after the events of Journey of the Spirit Man, Michael Seymour finds himself back in the alternate reality from which he had been so eager to escape, but to where he has recently been desperate to return. But the land he discovers upon arrival has changed. A great war rages, and Michael is revered as a warrior and a killer, although he has no recollection of being either of those things.

Charged with finding and destroying the Annihilator, a force intent on bringing doom to the land of Shoot, Michael must battle the world around him-human, creature, and natural-and trek through desolate wastelands, where he encounters a series of allies and foes. Along the way, he discovers that The Spirit Man''s warrior spirit sits at bay within him. But The Spirit Man is not the only spirit lying in wait inside Michael-and he''ll need help from them all to save the land he''s come to love and honor the fatal sacrifices his friends have made for him.

Vision of the Spirit Man is the second installment in George Mendoza''s captivating Spirit Man series.

George Mendoza went blind when he was 15. In 1980, he broke the world- record for blind athletes, running a mile in 4 minutes and 28 seconds. Mendoza now works full- time as an artist and writer. Currently, his exhibition "Colors of the Wind" is a National Smithsonian Affiliates traveling art exhibit. He lives in Las Cruces, New Mexico, and is founder and president of the Wise Tree Foundation, Inc., a nonprofit corporation for the promotion for the arts. He is a motivational speaker and is currently developing a screenplay based on his life story and children''s book Colors of the Wind.

Learn more at www.georgemendoza.com

"A vivid fantasy sequel packed with weird gods and another world''s fantastic war. Great for fans of Edgar Rice Burroughs, Joel C. Rosenberg''s Guardians of the Flame: The Warriors." BOOKLIFE

"George Mendoza''s fabulistic novel Vision of the Spirit Man covers a man''s fever-pitched quest to understand his past and move into his future...In the fantastical novel Visions of the Spirit Man, a man hopes to redeem himself from the mistakes of his past." FOREWORD REVIEWS

"An imaginative, otherworldly journey." KIRKUS

Michael Seymour''s fantastical journey through the dream world continues when a mysterious figure reaches across the veil between planes and steals his heart-literally! ln a race against time, Michael gives chase to this mad god across the ever-twisting realm of Shook in a desperate bid to reclaim his stolen organ before it stops beating for good. As the elaborate game of cat and mouse unfolds across blazing deserts and frigid mountain peaks, Michael must face the possibility that this may be his last adventure ... unless destiny has something else in mind.

George Mendoza was born in New York City in 1955. At the age of 15, he was diagnosed with a rare, incurable, degenerative eye disease, fundus flavimaculatus. Effects of the disease caused him to lose his central vision, keeping only a gray foggy fringe on the periphery. In the center of his view, he sees what he calls "kaleidoscope eyes"-intense and changing visual images of fiery suns, brightly burning eyes; and colorful pinwheels. These spectacles almost never leave him, not even when he lays down in darkness to go to sleep. A man of vision and courage, George went onto become a world-class runner and Paralympic contender. In 1980, he broke the world record for blind athletes, running the mile in 4 minutes and 28seconds. In the early 1990''s, he began to paint fulltime. Ironically, Mendoza''s paintings spring from the loss of his eyesight and a very special vision that took its place. He had grown increasingly frustrated by his dancing colors, which would not leave him alone. He spoke to a priest at the Holy Cross Retreat House in New Mexico. "Paint them," the priest said. "Make designs, pictures from them." George Mendoza remembers physical sight, and so his works derive from visual memories intertwined with dreams, visions, and emotional experiences, meaning Mendoza paints both figuratively and abstractly. His work then transcends the physical world, exploring the spiritual, the mystical, the playful, and sometimes the darker nuances of the human spirit. Mendoza works full time as a writer and an artist. Currently, his exhibition "Colors of the Wind" is a national Smithsonian affiliates traveling art exhibit. He lives in Las Cruces, New Mexico, and is founder and president of the Wise Tree Foundation, Inc., a nonprofit corporation for the promotion for the arts. He is a motivational speaker and is currently developing a play based on his children''s book Colors of the Wind, a biography of his life written by J.L.Powers and illustrated using Mendoza''s artwork. Learn more at www.georgemendoza.com.