Avar Press
The publishing division of Atid, Inc., a NC corporation.
Xen: Ancient English Edition, Complete & Unexpurgated, by D. J.
Solomon was our first project.  

What if, in the near future, an everyday misanthrope engineers the
Apocalypse, creating an intelligently designed new world order, but
unwittingly triggers another doomsday countdown?
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  • "A satirical science fiction allegory where the weather's mastered and the battle of
    the sexes has been settled for good."  Wilmington Star-News, March 20, 2005.
  • "Crafted with genius symbolism.  Can be read over and over again and is perfect
    for book club conversation."  John Weaver, authorspressreleases.com, April 11,
    2007
  • "A triumph expressing a crucial message for counter-culture and would-be world-
    transformers of all walks of life, from humanitarians and pacifists to feminists and
    libertarians."  Michael Dunford, Midwest Book Review, June 2007
  • Included in the curriculum for Creative Writing at Indiana University.  
  • Part of the permanent Utopia Collection at Penn State University  as well as the
    permanent collection,  University of North Carolina, Wilmington
  • Now in a second printing, initial run 1000 (see Authors)
Xen
A Novel from the Future

D. J. Solomon
Trade paperback, 188 pages, $13.95

November 1, 2004