A Thief of Notes

Publisher Marketing: "Many years later, when he had to choose between saving music by sacrificing his own life, or staying alive and losing music, he asked the question about destiny, wondering if he chose his own destiny or if destiny had chosen him. That's when Ethan realized that a man cannot fight what is within him already. And, even if you deny who you really are, the truth of your identity will one day catch up with you and remind you who you are supposed to be. And sometimes, if you're lucky enough, even show you how to be that true you." A thief is born every minute. But a thief of music is not born often. And when that thief is born it is inevitable that he will steal music - as much of it as possible. Music will become his love, his passion, his obsession. He will desire to own as much music as possible and vow to protect it from destruction. So it was with Ethan Evans, a boy who loved music from before birth and loved it even more afterwards. A boy who turned into a man unable to deny the thief's blood that coursed through his veins. But what will a thief do when his beloved music starts getting stolen? Will he sacrifice his life to protect it? Or will he take his music collection and flee, to a place where it can't be reached, where only he has access to the beauty of songs? Will he really be able to turn his back on the rest of the world, including the one woman he truly loves? Or will he use music to give him strength and protection and fight for its survival? Contributor Bio:  Ferero, Andre Andre Ferero is a South African writer who has been living in France since July 2006. Even though he hasn't stopped loving Africa, he is not complaining about living in the kingdom (well, Republic) of food and wine. His interests include photography, reading, movies, hiking, wine tasting, travelling, and trying to figure out this experience called life in both fiction and reality. Music is one of his biggest loves and he listens to almost anything, from old to new. Andre writes as often as possible, usually every day. He describes his fiction as speculative and futuristic, with a focus on the characters in possible futures. Andre prefers writing speculative fiction because the scope of speculative fiction is so much wider than other fiction. He believes that anything is possible, not only in the world of fiction, but also in the so-called real world and his writing reflects this attitude, adding a magical element to his stories. However, his latest novel, Residue, is realistic fiction, set in the past. It's his first book in this genre. Andre's intention is to take readers on journeys to other worlds, other realities. To him the characters in his stories, and their interaction with each other and their environment, will always remain vitally important. Andre is currently working on his next book.