book cover of The Medusa Jump
 

The Medusa Jump

(2020)
A Story by

 
 
A terrified father follows his son, an art historian, from the year 2367 to 1816 to witness the real-life tragedy of the French frigate Medusa, only to find themselves both among the subjects of Théodore Géricault’s searing masterpiece, The Raft of the Medusa. A tale of courage, loyalty, death, and the sea.

A short story in The Masters Reimagined 2. Inspired by Théodore Géricault’s
The Raft of the Medusa.

INTERVIEW WITH THE AUTHOR



Q - What is The Masters Reimagined 2?

A - In
The Masters Reimagined 2, eight authors unite under the inspiration of classic works of art. Masters like Leonard da Vinci, Edvard Munch, Franz Marc, Théodore Géricault, Jacques-Louis David, George Adolphus Storey, and Michael Pacher inspired the authors of the Alvarium Experiment in their quest to reinterpret, reinvent, and reshape selected visual arts in story form through speculative twists and turns. This is the fifth project by the Alvarium Experiment, a consortium of accomplished and award-winning authors.

Q - Where should a reader start when selecting a short story to read in The Masters Reimagined?

A - Each story is self-contained and can be read in any order. The reader is free to select any of the stories at random to begin their experience. The book description will explain the premise for each particular story.

About the Author



KEN PELHAM lives and lurks in sunny Maitland, Florida. His thriller, Brigands Key, won first place in the Florida Writers Association's Royal Palm Literary Awards and was published in hardcover in 2012 by Cengage/Five Star Mystery.
Brigands Key is ". . . a perfect storm of menace . . . breathtaking!"
—The Florida Weekly
His BK prequel,
Place of Fear, also a first-place winner of the Royal Palm, hit the shelves in 2013.
Ken’s manual on the craft of writing,
Out of Sight, Out of Mind: A Writer's Guide to Mastering Viewpoint, was named the 2015 Florida Writers Association’s Book of the Year.

Visit Ken at
www.kenpelham.com for updates on works in progress and purchasing links.

Fans of all the genres of suspense--mystery, thriller, science fiction, fantasy, and horror--will find a real treat in browsing Ken’s genre timeline, a companion piece to his nonfiction work in progress about the fascinating, twining, twisty evolution of literary genres. Visit https://www.tiki-toki.com/blog/entry/genre-fiction/




Genre: Thriller

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