reported by Julie Gaven, FictionFanatic.com

Pendium Publishing House will publish "Global Dawn," by author Deborah Gelbard in spring 2006.

This is a story wrapped in alchemy and mysticism according to ancient Biblical and Mayan prophecies. Seeded among Israel?s bohemian fringe of artists and visionaries, the Global Dawn project reaches its climax on the mystical soil of Jerusalem. Savagely challenging Reuven?s every step is the stern reality of daily life in economically and politically stricken modern-day Israel.

Reuven wants to raise the planetary awareness of the global community by exposure to a universal data resource. The idea echoes NASA?s Digital Earth project featured in a dedicated Foreword by Dr. Timothy Foresman, President of Earth 911 (formerly of NASA US EPA and UNEP).

Author, Deborah Gelbard is the creator and administrator of Webhaven for New Writers: http://www.webhaven.co.il , a forum for Israeli writers of fiction and creative non-fiction.

A sneak preview of "Global Dawn," Deborah Gelbard's first novel, is found on the Webhaven website at http://www.webhaven.co.il.