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Fiction Fantasy Books And CL Or: Consciousness Literature

What books do you love? How about fiction fantasy books? What do you think of historical cross-genre fiction fantasy books. Does such a category exist?

Lord Of The Rings although a fantasy book is all about reality. I think the best fiction fantasy books are the ones that do not just show us what is wrong with reality, but how we can get our reality right, by realizing that, in truth, there is nothing wrong with it in the first place, all we have to do is focus on the moment to see the paradise that surrounds us at all times.

Creator, by Michael Hills, is a book like this. Perfume by Patrick Suskind is another. Following the life of a truly gifted abomination both books are very alike, although Creators character is only abominable on the outside, he is actually the exact opposite to to Perfumes abomination.

Both main characters have special almost magical powers, and both stories take place in actual historical scenarios, mixed with mystery, fantasy and murder.

Both these stories delve deeper into the spiritual, deeper meanings, and are told in the framework of fantasy, but speaking about hard reality.

But Creator goes beyond Perfume to add another element, which is myth. Even at this level Creator is great fun to read.

It has the top layer of the entertaining liner story line, and many layers beneath that, all of which are as significant as the other, all of which depends on the level of understanding the reader has to interpret them, and at that same time none of them need to be seen at all, in order to enjoy it.

It is possible to read it one day, perhaps in your twenties, and get a particular meaning out of it. Pick it up again twenty years later, when you have gained more experience, and see a completely different meaning in it.

The insane thing about it is its simplicity. On one hand you have a complex myth, and on the other hand the whole story revolves around one word. Creators word is a very powerful one indeed. It symbolizes our folly, our downfall. At the same time recognizing this word, and taking it out of our vocabulary, out of our subconsciousness, would mean our salvation. What word am I talking about? I won’t tell you. You’ll find out when you read the book.

Creator goes beyond every genre and category, to create a category of its own. If I was to put Creator into a catagory, I would call it consciousness literature. Genre in CL is unimportant. What is important is that through the writing, the reader is taken to another level of consciousness.

When this is set in your subconscious this becomes a powerful message as it is internalized. Indeed, I think Creator has the ability to expand your consciousness. If you are looking for a good read go to best fantasy books.