Fiction
Eye of the Moon
by Ivan Obolensky
Description
Built upon the fabric of the author’s background as a member of the 1%, yet woven from whole cloth, Eye of the Moon is an enchanting web of multigenerational intrigue, secret love affairs, sumptuous black- and white-tie dinner parties, potential murders, Egyptian occultism, vicious curses, unexpected magic, and secrets that break, or reshape, lives. It is peopled by characters like Russian dolls, with shocking elements revealed in layers over the five-day house party in Rhinebeck. Though the opening chapters are perhaps benign, readers and reviewers alike rave that they become ensnared in the story and can’t put the novel down, even if it means they burn their dinner or stay up to 4 am.
Percy, the narrator, begins as someone raised on the fringes of the elite, quasi-abandoned by his traveling parents. He is abruptly reunited with his pseudo-brother and pulled into his hijinks. They stumble upon the dark story of Johnny's Aunt Alice, the legendary socialite who had died mysteriously twenty years earlier. Her letters and journals bring a more sinister world to the light and the two men dive headlong into the shadows. This inadvertently involves everyone at the estate, including the butler, Stanley, who was the only confidante of Alice with hidden knowledge of what happened behind closed doors before her death. She still lives in the places lit with magic, her narrative woven tightly with Percy’s. What will be the cost of revealing the truth? Where does Percy ultimately belong?
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Eye of the Moon is an award-winning American English novel published in 2018. Its literary translation for the Latin American Spanish market, El ojo de la luna is launching this month.
Mary Jo Smith-Obolensky holds all rights for both novels. The audiobook for Eye of the Moon is in production and its sequel is well underway for release next year, along with the prequel and collection of short stories.
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Awards:
2018:
-Winner of “Best First Book (Fiction)” in the IndieReader Discovery Awards
-Gold Medalist for "Fiction: Intrigue" in the Readers' Favorite International Book Awards
-Finalist in the “Paranormal” and “Best Cover Design (Fiction)” in the Next Generation Indie Book Awards
2019: Silver/2nd Place in the "Mystery/Thriller/Suspense/Horror" in the Feathered Quill Book Awards
2020: Official Selection Bedside Reading
Promoted on TaleFick, Kirkus ProConnect, through IBPA and Foreword ad campaigns, etc.
Endorsements
Judges' comments from the Feathered Quill Book Awards:
-The cover os "very cool". It's definitely a professional cover.
-Society, mystery, romance - it hits in all areas!
-The editorial work was done by a pro.
-A great debut.
-Your book had me riveted to my seat and your POV and ability to write "tone" and "emotion" made your characters come off the page. I see and feel that readers will see a lot more from you in the future and I can't wait.
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"A worthy successor to Fitzgerald - and then some... by the page 30, or so, I was well ensnared by Obolensky’s captivating spiderweb. Richly nuanced, complex, highly readable, this yarn combines mystery, implied horror, the patrician class seen through a glass darkly, romance, and a wholly acerbic view of the inherent goodness (or evil) of man (and woman). Eye of the Moon is anything but an author’s 'first work'. It is clearly the sophisticated, mature effort of a seasoned veteran of the war that is life and the veneer of “civilized society” that is only the smallest step above savagery." -Hugo N. Gerstl, international best-selling author
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"Very entertaining. Great dialogue, and the combination of human frailty and spiritual intervention makes for a very unique family drama/ghost story/love story." -Craig Houchin, award-winning Screenwriter
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"Eye of the Moon throws you into the middle of the story, in a perfect way. It’s gripping, intense, thorough. Everything I wanted in a thriller, and then some. For a first novel, Obolensky’s work is brilliant, and I’m on the edge of my seat awaiting his next!" -Nick Thacker, USA Today Bestselling Author
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"Eye of the Moon is a haunting tale of family secrets and gothic dread. The author paints a story of an aristocratic house party in which not all of the guests are of this world.
"Filled with hidden motives, mysterious relics, and sinister unknowns, Eye of the Moon evokes the drama of Dynasty with the atmosphere of Manderley." -Barnes & Noble bookseller
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"What a great time I had reading Ivan Obolensky’s Eye of the Moon! Full of wonderfully fresh characters, it’s a story full of stories that become interwoven as the novel unfolds.
"Looming over the book and all the characters is the fabulous estate of Rhinebeck, part Gothic castle, part Downton Abbey and part upstate New York country home. The estate holds many secrets, mysteries, and the hearts of all who have lived there or hope to. But it’s the characters that we take with us and hope to see again.
"Finely drawn, unique and complex, these are less characters in a book and more people we come to know better as we spend time with them. Comedy, romance, death, passion, mystery, and magic are all elements that drive the story.
"Full of suspense and always revealing new surprises, this novel is just plain fun to read. And I for one can’t wait for a sequel!" -Kurtwood Smith, award-winning actor
Reviews
"A deftly crafted and simply riveting gothic mystery by a master of the genre, Ivan Obolensky's Eye of the Moon is especially and unreservedly recommended for community library Mystery/Suspense collections." -Midwest Book Review, Small Press Bookwatch
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"Ivan Obolensky has written a gothic classic, his assured style is easy to digest and I would recommend his work to anyone who wishes to experience five crammed days of the high life mixed with the mysterious and finishing off this event with a surprise ending. Eye of the Moon is a grand novel worthy of admiration and an extensive audience."
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"A gothic mystery [of the finest order] set in 1977—involving the occult, stolen treasure, family secrets, and financial sabotage—Eye of the Moon is sumptuous in its description of white-tie dinner parties and sexual tensions with baronesses, and sharp in its maneuvering of several secret puzzles at once." -IndieReader 4.7 stars, IR approved.
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"In the scintillating supernatural mystery, Eye of the Moon by Ivan Obolensky, two young men battle family discord and the forces of the occult.... A thrillingly eerie mystery novel with a Gothic ambiance and supernatural elements seeping through the storyline." -Readers' Favorite, 5-stars
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"Obolensky conjures a remarkably imaginative tale, seamlessly juxtaposing the quotidian and the magical in a way that renders the latter mesmerizingly plausible.... Alice’s complex character powerfully emerges as the plot’s tonal center, a bewitching amalgam of moral strength, intellectual vitality, and a lust for life. Likewise, Stanley is far more than meets the eye, and Obolensky skillfully portrays him with literary restraint, leaving the reader to deliciously wonder if he’s truly a friend or a secret foe.... The story as a whole remains a transfixing one, ingeniously constructed... an engrossing tale of mystery and magic."
-Kirkus Reviews
Author Biography
As a youth, Ivan Obolensky was regaled with mystical and ghostly tales of his aristocratic and trailblazing ancestors, and these colored the formation and background of his debut novel, Eye of the Moon.
His nonfiction articles on the social sciences are published online.
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(c) 2017 first edition print
Available in paperback, hardcover, Kindle.
Smith-Obolensky Media
Smith-Obolensky Media is an international media boutique featuring the work by award-winning author Ivan Obolensky. His gothic mystery, Eye of the Moon, sold over ten thousand copies and the sequel is well underway for release next year. The Latin American Spanish literary translation has been accepted into the Librería Nacional chain, the largest in Colombia, for a thousand paperbacks to be sold in their stores (including those in three international airports). We are magicmakers. How many of us have changed from a simple line we once read, or a film we saw at a crossroads moment? The art of storytelling, in all its facets, is something we celebrate. In this spirit, we accept projects on a limited basis and focus on one author at a time, so we can fully present their works.
View all titlesBibliographic Information
- Publisher Smith-Obolensky Media
- Publication Date February 2018
- Orginal LanguageEnglish
- ISBN/Identifier 9781947780002 / 194778000X
- Publication Country or regionUnited States
- FormatHardback
- Primary Price 29.99 USD
- Pages554
- ReadershipGeneral
- Publish StatusPublished
- EditionFirst edition
- Copyright Year2017
- Page size6x9 (1.25x6) inches
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