The Book of Daniel is an immersive story of the life of a unique child with extraordinary abilities that will take him years to understand. Follow Daniel on a heartwarming journey across America. Fall in love, feel your breath stop and hop onto the rollercoaster of a life that may be more like your own than you know.“The Book of Daniel is a unique coming-of-age story that’s steeped in the paranormal,”– Michelle Sharp“… a surrealistic novel filled with twists and turns, making for compulsive reading,”– BlueInk
Sean Michael Ian is an American artist-writer. He was born in Oceanside, New York, and raised in Baldwin, New York, to Flora Lilly Iannarone & Michael Gerard Iannarone. His mother is an artist & florist. His father is an educator. He is of Italian & German ancestry. Sean attended CW Post LIU, Brentwood. While at CW Post, he studied fine arts & photography.
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In The Book of Daniel, author Sean Ian explores the conundrum of whether supernatural
Powers are a blessing or a curse.
After a fateful one-night stand, Barbera finds that her charming biker lover has left a souvenir of
his visit. To say that Barbera’s pregnancy is unusual is an understatement. Almost from the
beginning, Barbera can communicate telepathically with the fetus who will be her son,
Daniel. Then comes the bizarre birth, in which copious amounts of blood fountain from her body
until the operating room is ankle deep in blood. Somehow Daniel is born, and Barbera
recovers.
As Daniel ages, readers learn he’s a telepath with other powers, as well: People who harm
Daniel, or those close to him, simply die. In school, he’s a pariah, except for his friendship with
beautiful Lilith: Daniel and Lilith are inseparable until Lilith’s father tries to rape her and ends up
dead in her bed.
Following the suspicious death, Barbera and Daniel head across the country for a new start. Yet
Daniel pines for Lilith and doesn’t fit in at his new school. After three school’s bullies learn too
late that picking on Daniel isn’t a good idea, Daniel heads off alone, meeting other nefarious
characters while those who care for Daniel find that loving him is as dangerous as trying to harm
him.
Early on, it’s difficult to discern which parts of the narrative are reality and which exist in Daniel
or Barbera’s dream worlds or Lilith’s imagination. But this straightens out as soon as Daniel sets
out on his own and it becomes clear that all the supernatural powers lie with him.
The result is a surrealistic novel filled with twists and turns, making for compulsive reading.
While some of the supernatural events, such as the sanguinary birth of Daniel, seem to lack
purpose, Ian’s descriptive prose keeps the pages turning.
After a confusing beginning, readers will find themselves absorbed in this thought-provoking
tale. Also available in hardcover and ebook.
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