PANZIL Unleashed
In 1997 I was struggling with an illness in my family while agonizing over a book I had been writing about severe cases of schizophrenia. My friend, David Gordon, seeing me distressed, suggested I take a break and write a children's book. David was an artist and longed to illustrate one. So we teamed up and produced this book about a young dragon,
Panzil we called him. Panzil was born into a fen of retired, rather feckless dragons whose fierce powers no longer had any traction given the horrific weapons humans have developed. So the dragon colony stayed hunkered down in their inaccessible den. But Panzil realized that he was naturally anti-violent and a vegetarian as well. And he wanted to use his dragon powers to do good in the world and to realize his true identity. The book opens with Panzil deciding to leave his parents and venture out into the world.First Panzil enlisted the advice of old Doctor Warlock, an ancient but very wise dragon. Panzil wanted to know in what ways he could transform his ferocious dragon powers into positive ones. Doctor Warlock gave him a brief lesson, startling but effective, and Panzil was ready to set off.
"A second book, Panzil Saves Christmas, was completed in 2017."
Fearing that his appearance, his dragon looks, would instill terror in any living thing that he encountered, Panzil devised a ramshackle disguise and, with some temerity, set out to do good. And, indeed, he soon found an opportunity to save an entire forest and all its animals from a potentially disastrous forest fire. Panzil's search for his true identity was well rewarded by his efforts. His is a heartening tale of self-realization, a lesson for young readers and an exciting, as well as humorous, story.
Panzil was intended to become a series of books about his adventures, each with a moral for children. A second book, Panzil Saves Christmas, was completed in 2017. It is a book about saving the planet from the climate crisis. Unfortunately, David Gordon passed away only weeks after completing the illustrations. Panzil Saves Christmas will be released soon.PANZIL The Would-Be Wanna-Be Dragon is available for purchase HERE:And at the Apple iBooks store.
It will soon be available at Amazon as well.
