Geza Tatrallyay Books

Exploring the creative process, this collection features thirteen stories divided into two parts: Awake and Dreaming. The Awake section delves into narrative creation in waking life, drawing from personal experiences and critical social issues like refugee crises and homelessness. In contrast, the Dreaming section captures the whimsical nature of dreams, introducing unexpected characters and scenarios. Each part is preceded by a relevant poem, enhancing the exploration of how the mind crafts stories differently in conscious and dream states.

Arctic Meltdown, a gripping environmental thriller, is set against the backdrop of the melting polar icecap and the ensuing jostling for jurisdiction over additional seabed resources. Hanne Kristensen, a beautiful Danish geologist, has to contend with a corrupted UN process, China's growing interest in Arctic resources and maritime routes, Russian military aggression and the resulting international tension to try to save the world from war and the Arctic from environmental catastrophe. A potential complication in this real-life situation is that resource rich but population poor Greenland is egged on toward independence from Denmark by Chinese money and Russian military domination. This is a book that presages what is actually happening in the Arctic today.

TWISTED REASONS, the first in a trilogy of international thrillers based on arms and human trafficking from a modern 'rogue' Russian state, is the tale of two college friends who get drawn into the heist of nuclear material from a former Soviet site. Arriving in Vienna to find his friend Adam Kallay, an official at the International Atomic Energy Agency, presumed dead, crime novelist Greg Martens teams up with Interpol Agent Anne Rossiter and Julia, Kallay's Russian girlfriend, to solve the case and track the disappearance from a former Soviet nuclear site of enough uranium to make a bomb. The story moves from espionage entrep t Vienna to radioactivity contaminated Chelyabinsk and to front-line Georgia, as the three combat arms merchants allied to Russian secret police to prevent the stolen uranium from getting into the wrong hands. Along the way, Greg learns brutal truths about himself and his family."

Set against the urgent backdrop of climate change, the story follows Hanne Kristensen, a Danish geologist and newly appointed Environment Minister of Greenland. Faced with threats from China and Russia over Greenland's resources, she must navigate political turmoil while also striving to protect her friend, the ousted Russian Premier. With the help of Canadian diplomat Richard Simpson, she works on a new Arctic Treaty. Meanwhile, Hanne grapples with her romantic life, torn between Richard and her childhood friend, Kristi Olafson, adding emotional depth to this gripping environmental thriller.

The collection of poems explores humanity's role as the greatest threat to the planet, highlighting social and political divisions as well as our reluctance to embrace necessary change. It emphasizes the urgent need for a shift in behavior to protect the earth, other species, and ourselves. Through poignant verses, the work invites reflection on our responsibilities and the impact of our actions on the world around us.