Books by Al Harris
The Secret of Music
Uncontrollable urges. A race against time. Will a lonely monastery kitchen boy rescue the girl of his dreams, or save the galaxy from total destruction?
Anjo lives on a backwater planet, with no one to quiz about his feelings because none of the other monks are human.
His only escape from forbidden emotions is to seek “The Enlightenment.” But all that changes when the emperor recruits him to go back in time and find something to save the galaxy from impending invasion.
With a little help from a time-jumping cat, Anjo “lands” in New York City, 1924. There, at the famous Cotton Club, he befriends a gorgeous dancer who agrees to teach him about the strange weapon the Earthlings call “music.” But when her jealous gangster boyfriend threatens to put an end to more than just their lessons, Anjo must make an impossible choice: endanger the woman who taught his heart to sing. Or risk countless lives in the galaxy he left behind.
If you like rich, historical details, unlikely heroes, and time-traveling twists, you’ll love The Secret of Music.
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Forbidden Music
When war is blamed on unrestrained music, a young priest sets out to destroy it…
Meldar Abyon is committed to preserving peace in the galaxy. Sold to the Church of Profit as a child, he tries to earn the favor of the Holy Father by helping him prevent another 100 years’ war. Vowing to fulfill his obsessive leader’s lifelong mission, Abyon heads a crusade to take down public enemy number one: music.
While hunting down a song-loving heretic, he falls for a gorgeous rebel with an exquisite singing voice. But as she shows him music’s healing power, his growing feelings bring his faith in the church’s strict doctrine into question. And though the truth may cost him his life, he realizes he must find the answers he needs by traveling back in time…
Can Abyon expose the lies before he and his new girlfriend suffer a discordant death?
Forbidden Music is a prequel novella to a captivating The Secret of Music Sci-Fi adventure. If you like gutsy characters, musical journeys, and a touch of time travel, then you’ll love Al Harris’s page-turning tale.
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Music Lessons
A defiant, royal diva. A reluctant music teacher. A planet’s survival is in the hands of their mismatched desires.
When a mysterious visitor arrives on the planet Nurn, Jero Gantt is told to give her whatever she wants. He soon discovers he’s to teach the galaxy’s royal daughter to put feeling into her music: no small feat since her heart is closed to emotion. Gantt learns that the fate of the planet’s economy is tied to his challenge. The diva’s mother, Empress of the Galaxy, holds the purse strings, and his failure would doom millions of people to a sub-standard existence.
Can Jero succeed in time or will he cause the ruination of everyone on the planet?
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meet the author
Albert Schweitzer, the great humanitarian doctor said:
"There are two means of refuge from the miseries of life: music and cats."
Al Harris loves writing stories that entertain and make people feel good. Mostly in the Science Fiction genre. Almost always containing something about music and cats.
As a kid he read a ton of Science Fiction and Fantasy books from the old "masters" - Ray Bradbury, Isaac Asimov, Arthur C. Clarke, Ursula le Guin, Robert Heinlein, Andre Norton.
Besides being a writer, Al is also a professional jazz pianist, plays Pickleball and practices Tai Chi.
Al lives in the Pacific Northwest with his wife and two rescue cats.
The cats are not all that good at writing, but they do okay on piano.
Al loves hearing from readers, so please feel free to contact him.