Milton JohanidesMilton Johanides has written a series of historically accurate novels with a fantasy twist. All members of the same family, the key protagonists embark on journeys of self-discovery while being challenged by external circumstances. Milton's books areabout ordinary characters defeating undefeatable danger. In that sense they are fantasies, but fantasies which are rooted in psychologically plausible and real personalities and entirely plausible and real action. Love, God, greed or psychosis can be the motive behind the action, but either way the text is dotted with philosophical platitudes and memorable euphemisms pointing to a universality in human character that is unbreakable. Behind the drama of all the books in the series is a priceless El Greco locket representing both material possession and spiritual enlightenment depending on who owns it. From The Funked-Up Artist which begins in the summer of 1903 to Ari's Metal Breakdown which exists in some unspecified dystopian future, the core message remains the same: human nature must be given freedom to express itself fully regardless of political or economic context. Read More Read Less