A Philosophy of Stars
“F. P. Dorchak’s A Philosophy of Stars is an ambitious novel of ideas, an inventive work with echoes of Ray Bradbury’s The Martian Chronicles, filled with hopes and dreams and speculation and imagination.”
John E. Stith
Author of Manhattan Transfer, Redshift Rendezvous, Naught for Hire, Pushback, and others.
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“Evoking Kurt Vonnegut and Philip K. Dick, F. P. Dorchak works his storytelling magic to ponder the social, philosophical, political, and existential questions that have followed humanity through the ages: How did we get here and where exactly are we all heading? Like all good science fiction, it seamlessly blends technology, humanity, and a healthy dose of adventure to offer a telling critique of the mess we humans have been getting ourselves into since time immemorial.”
Marc Schuster
Author of The Greatest Show in the Galaxy: The Discerning Fan’s Guide to Doctor Who and Frankie Lumlit’s Janky Drumkit
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“There are science fiction writers and then there is F. P. Dorchak. In A Philosophy of Stars, Dorchak takes us on a wild ride through space and time (not necessarily in that order). This thought-provoking, mind-bending novel ingeniously weaves together chapters, each feeling like its own novella that come full circle to a satisfying climax that will have you thinking about mankind in a new light.”
Lon Kirschner
Cover Designer
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“A courageous and creative study of the many iterations of humanity. Dorchak’s intense philosophical and sci-fi underpinnings set us up for the tense action that follows. Protocols are distrusted, amnesia is engineered, and cautionary tales are deadly.
“This is a challenging masterwork of hypotheticals, contradictions, and uncountable futures. What can a pod full of saved technology, people, and memories teach us about today’s corruption and conundrums?
“May the best rook win.”
Karen Albright Lin
Author of American Moon: A Chinese Immigrant Story and Mu Shu Mac & Cheese
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“A Philosophy of Stars is a brilliant series of vignettes, in the same style as Ray Bradbury, written by F. P. Dorchak. Follow along through a deeply philosophical and psychological exploration of who we are, how we LIVE, and where we truly exist, as humans, in this vast Universe we live in. Five stars!”
Lou J. Berger
Author and Editor
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“Philosophical, surreal, political, and insidious, A Philosophy of Stars illustrates the secrets and corruption of new beginnings burdened with old luggage and repeated patterns in a cerebral exodus into space.”
Shannon Lawrence
Author of Myth Stalker: Wendigo Nights and The Business of Short Stories
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“A Philosophy of Stars is not a cute, fun beach read. Beware this book. It will force you to think, to reevaluate. Beware this book.”
Pat LoBrutto
Editor
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“Science fiction, at its best, entertains us as it explores the eternal questions of life. It stretches our imagination, pulling us into another time and place while inviting us to ponder the mysteries that lie beyond the world we can see and touch. Easier said than done, of course, but F. P. Dorchak, in A Philosophy of Stars, pulls off this difficult feat with a deft and witty touch. It’s a fun, fascinating read. Fans of Ray Bradbury will definitely want to check it out!”
Paul Gallagher
Writer/Editor
Blogger, Shadow & Substance
Do The Dead Dream?
“A collection that folds upon itself like a Möbius strip. A twisted landscape of the humane, the weird, and the fantastic.”
Mario Acevedo
Author, University of Doom
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“Stylistically edgy and willing to muck around in the darker corners of life, the stories in Do The Dead Dream? are both bold and gritty. Readers looking to be soothed and reassured about the human condition, seek elsewhere.”
Mark Stevens
Author of The Allison Coil Mystery Series
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“F. P. Dorchak’s anthology—a collection of forty-five short stories—spans decades and showcases the author’s wide-ranging talent. With tales that are at turns engaging, suspenseful, twisty and often slyly humorous, Dorchak focuses his penetrating gaze on those things we too often take for granted—and makes us laugh or shiver in the doing. Reading Do the Dead Dream? takes you across a threshold into a Kafkaesque world where anything can happen; if Rod Serling were still on Planet Earth, he would be the first to offer his voice for the audio version.”
Barbara Nickless
Author of The Sydney Parnell Mystery Series
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“So reminiscent of the Twilight Zone! Imagine a story between light and shadow, between science fiction and superstition, between what you know about horror, and what horrors one can only imagine. Gritty and beautifully crafted, Do the Dead Dream? is the sort of collection readers will enjoy story after story.”
J.A. Kazimer
Author of CURSES!
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“From the surreal to the all too real, F. P. Dorchak’s stories delve into the realms of the mind, otherworldly beings, loves lost, and the fickle nature of death. With a little bit of everything, this collection of stories will haunt readers long after they’ve closed the book.”
Shannon Lawrence
Author of Myth Stalker: Wendigo Nights and The Business of Short Stories
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“Do The Dead Dream? is a masterpiece. F. P. Dorchak effortlessly weaves the real and surreal into twisting, epically personal stories. “Etched In Stone” and “Tail Gunner” challenge what we know as real and yet are completely human tales of love, loss, and camaraderie with incredible resonance. This is a collection of the highest order from a supremely talented author.”
Kevin Ikenberry
Author of The Protocol War Series
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“F. P. Dorchak’s short stories take a look at the world in an inside-out, rarely visited way. These are neither happily-ever-after tales nor ghost stories solely meant to creep you out. They are worlds that can be deliciously understated like dreams of dreams, as enigmatic as time warps, and as unexpected as falling in all directions at once. We meet werewolves and undead and people whose past lives bleed through. These tales are nostalgia-meets-a-future with nighttime borders that hint something is not quite right, each one putting the reader in a graying state between sleep and wakefulness.”
Karen Albright Lin
Author of American Moon: A Chinese Immigrant Story and Mu Shu Mac & Cheese
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“F. P. Dorchak blurs the lines between reality and the paranormal with his vast collection of unnerving tales that are sure to keep you up past midnight.”
Joshua Viola
Denver Post bestselling author
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“From a dangerously precocious little girl who befriends gargoyles to a conventional guy who discovers (first hand) an invasion of mind-blowing creatures, F. P. Dorchak offers up a collection of horrifying short stories in Do The Dead Dream?, which he delivers with an inimitable, unique voice. The reader accompanies Dorchak’s characters’ bizarre experiences that manifest as rapid-fire flashes of thought-pandemonium . . . as would naturally occur under such unnatural circumstances. Just when you think the path is headed in an obvious direction, Dorchak jerks the road out from under your beliefs to find yourself suddenly drawn along a most unexpected thoroughfare.”
Jan C. J. Jones
Executive Producer/Writer
Forest Rose Productions, LLC
A Journey with Strange Bedfellows
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“You may think you’ve read it all, but F. P Dorchak’s “Do the Dead Dream?” will test the limits of your imagination. Picture Stephen King as a mad scientist, mixing bits of Night Gallery with a generous helping of Black Mirror, a dash of Altered States, a pinch of metaphysics, and a healthy dose of surrealism. Dorchak takes you forward and backward in time, puts you in the cockpit of a plane, plunges you into the ocean, and ushers you into other realms you never expected. Buckle up for a unique and unforgettable ride.”
Paul Gallagher
Writer/Editor
Blogger, Shadow & Substance
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“F. P. Dorchak writes like a hot-rodder heading toward a brick wall. Edge of your seat entertainment! I pondered each of these stories long after I’d finished reading them. That’s what good writing is all about!”
Dean Wyant
Co-founder, Hex Publishers
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“Do The Dead Dream? is a masterpiece . . . . ”
Kevin Ikenberry
The Protocol War Series
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“So reminiscent of the Twilight Zone!”
J.A. Kazmier
Author of Curses!
Psychic
“Psychic . . . is a page turner . . . full of mind-numbing worry and questions . . . . ”
Madelon Rose Logue
Editor/Publisher The Black Sheep
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“F. P. Dorchak, author of Sleepwalkers, has upped the game. His new novel, Psychic, is a ground-breaking, reality bending, mind expanding metaphysical mystery and action thriller that had me hooked from the very beginning. There are passages in the work that describe the nature of existence as beautifully as those in the Seth material, but are uniquely his own. I loved Sleepwalkers…Psychic blew me away.”
Joyce Combs
Creator of the Seth Deck
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“Witty and fast-paced—blending a thorough understanding of space technology, satellite operations, and UFO history—Frank Dorchak’s latest novel is pure genius. Having worked with Frank in real-time satellite ops, I know that his unique perspective will grab you and take you where you’ve never ventured before.”
Dan Brune
Former Major (USAF), and Satellite Mission Director
The Uninvited
“I get the chills…a most impressive work.”
Rob Butts
Seth Material Facilitator/Author, The Seth Material, The Early Sessions, The Personal Sessions
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“At some point in our lives we contemplate, among numerous things, the demise of past souls and the inexplicable ‘natural’ comfort (or immediate aversion) we feel with some upon first meeting. F. P. Dorchak’s The Uninvited presents the possibilities through an ominous tale that explores and may provide reason for such sensitivities, while explaining the evil borne (and perpetrated) by society’s sinister few.”
Jan CJ Jones
CoExecutive Producer – Researcher/Writer
Forest Rose Productions, LLC
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“The Uninvited is a dynamic, intense novel. F. P. Dorchak weaves his story adeptly, with skill and precision. He easily intertwines the worlds of reincarnation and quantum physics to create a powerful, suspenseful experience for the reader.”
Sydney Heflin, Ed. D.
Former Research Chair, International Association for Regression Research and Therapies.
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“If psychological and even physical characteristics can follow us from lifetime to lifetime, can revenge and retribution be far behind? In his chilling novel, The Uninvited, author F. P. Dorchak explores the dark side of reincarnation. It’s a good read. Hard to put down.”
Dr. Robert T. James
Author Passport to Past Lives. The Evidence.
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“I found I could not stop reading this thriller. I became totally fascinated by the depth of Dorchak’s exploration into the many influences beneath the hostilities performed. I was especially delighted with his reference to the modern pioneer in metaphysics and philosophy, Jane Roberts—right there beside the famous psychic Edgar Cayce. Today’s police and lawyers need this novel!”
Madelon Rose Logue
Editor/Publisher The Black Sheep
A Seth/Jane Roberts Fanzine
Sleepwalkers
“If ever there was a truly suspenseful, real-yet-mysterious-and-complicated account of the known and unknown, psychic and psychological ingredients of our lives, this is it! F. P. Dorchak creates for us a most intriguing, interwoven and provocative account of our lifetime challenges in his Sleepwalkers, and I’m pleased to note this book is just the beginning of his published insights into the great probable mysteries of life, as we seek to explore and understand them. What challenges he creates, in this brilliant journey into those sleeping and awake questions we all have. Way to go, Frank!”
Rob Butts
Seth Material Facilitator/Author, The Seth Material, The Early Sessions, The Personal Sessions
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“The trek with Daniel Grant into and through the fifth dimension of his dream universe, and back again, is colorful, fascinating, and fun…it’s almost like taking college metaphysics and philosophy all over again—except it’s easier to understand this “time” around, and a lot more exciting.”
Madelon Rose Logue
Editor/publisher, The Black Sheep: a Seth/Jane Roberts Fanzine
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“Sleepwalkers is exciting, moving, and consciousness-expanding. A wonderful read…I couldn’t put the book down!”
Ute Kaboolian
Writer/Poet; “Always One,” and “Sound of The Siren”
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“In Sleepwalkers, F. P. Dorchak paints a mesmerizing, multi-dimensional world filled with surprises and thought-provoking ideas.”
Deb Stover
Award-winning Author of A Moment In Time
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“If metaphysical fiction ever attains the acceptance and respect of general fiction, it will be because of writers like F. P. Dorchak. He has a gift for balancing rarefied metaphysical concepts with down-to-earth narrative, and characters with real desires and concerns. Sleepwalkers is gritty and provocative, yet its believable portrayal of the spiritual dynamics behind life situations left me with a feeling of lightness and integration. Frank writes for the whole person!”
Joe Reininger
McKinzey-White Bookshop
Colorado Springs, CO
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