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When seventeen-year-old Petr Valory finds, not just a vein of gold, but the volcanic throat into the heart of the California Motherlode in 1852, instead of becoming the salvation of his pioneer family, it ends in their destruction. When he enters The Luminahee beneath the Gold Lake he experiences a spiritual transformation guarded by the Old Ones for centuries. The vast amount of gold incites the interest of power mad Dain King. Here is a touching love story of brother for sister and youth’s desperate struggle to survive the darkness surrounding gold fever rampant on the slopes of the Sierra Nevada. Losing everyone he loves drives him to an unbearable desire for destruction. The maelstrom of the Civil War inspires Petr Valory to insane bravery, leading him to receive the Congressional Medal of Honor from President Abraham Lincoln in Washington City at a meeting of war-weary souls. Finally, Petr Valory returns home, where a mysterious woman has built a stone house on the old homesite of the Valoryvale, leading to a final showdown with Dain King and the destruction of Gold Lake. The historical legend of the “lost gold lake” has never been told in a novel.

The Goldfinder Series introduces the category Mystifiction, which is action adventure for readers ready for a red-blooded hero who has lived many lives of gold. Its journey ranges from the gold rich Sierras to the mystical Pyramid Lake of the Paiutes, to rowdy San Francisco, to the Redwood Empire. This series is for seekers of historically inspired adventure infused with mysticism.

Born in California, Philip Clausen enjoys hiking the Sierra Nevada Range and Redwood Empire for inspiration and ancient memories. Clausen has a B.A. in Journalism from San Jose State and he studied fiction at the Iowa Writers School (Festival). He lives in Tucson, Arizona, where he retired after years of blue-collar work. He is a lifelong Rosicrucian (AMORC). He is dedicated to strong plain language and strongly opposes the language of “intellectualism.”

Website: https://philipatlasclausen.wordpress.com/

Softcover:
6 x 9
ISBN: 978-1-63293-761-2
302 pp.,$28.95