Ocellus: The Story of the Twelfth Stone, is the first book in the Ocellus series and is an epic fantasy-adventure for age 10 upward. Shy, grieving 11-year-old Joshua discovers a glassy-black oval stone in a rock pool. Engraved on one face is a human eye and Joshua senses the eye staring at him. The stone is so compelling he decides to keep it. Soon after, a friendly alien in human form (Cassiel) confronts him, saying he has searched for the eye-stone (Ocellus) for trillions of years. He reveals that Ocellus, together with twelve other stones, is the source of all energy, matter, and life, but trillions of years ago vicious shapeshifters (the KimMorii) stole the thirteen stones and hid them across various universes. Joshua naturally finds Cassiel's story too fantastic, so to prove he is speaking the truth, Cassiel takes Joshua and his step-sister Alessa, along with the stone, to his own universe where they become close friends with other children brought there from different universes. Together they undertake a series of ever more hazardous missions to help retrieve the stones. Meanwhile, the cruel KimMorii have kidnapped Joshua and Alessa's mother and incarcerated her on an infamous prison planet. Now unable to return to Earth, Joshua discovers some information about Ocellus that calls into question everything Cassiel has told him. Can Joshua establish the truth about the thirteen stones? Can he help defeat the evil KimMorii and bring peace to the universes, and can he ever find his way back to Earth? Immense in scope and deep in emotion, the story of Ocellus will live in the memory.

About the Author
ECL is based in Godalming, Surrey, England and specializes in flash fiction of 50, 100, 500 and 1000 words. He began formal study of creative writing in 2015 and his themes are often Kafkaesque, frequently featuring the individual against "them" and the system. His tutor suggested he expand a piece of flash, with the result being the epic Ocellus Series of fantasy-adventures. His current project in the Ocellus Series is Torus: The Story of the Tenth Stone.


Book Information
ISBN 9781739139711
Author Emmanuel C Lachlan
Format Hardback
Page Count 736
Imprint Emmanuel C Lachlan Publishing
Publisher Emmanuel C Lachlan Publishing
Weight(grams) 1673g
Dimensions(mm) 234mm * 160mm * 44mm