Aquila, by Vince Rockston

Aquila has now made it to the Red Square

Thanks to Polina, the brilliant cartographer who drew the maps of Silvanus’ wanderings in and around Elba, the story has now even visited this center of Russia’s cultural life and top tourist destination.

This map shows the scope of Aquila’s travels so far.

Don’t miss this autumn promotion!

The audio book Aquila – Can Silvanus Escape That God? read by the author himself is selling for the very special price of $9.95 during September 2019 only.

TIRB Review of Aquila

A line in the book that stood out to the reviewer:
“I long for a God who can show me the meaning of life, who can give me a reason to live.”

The International Review of Books has just published the following professional review of Aquila – Can Silvanus escape that god?

Set during the period of Late Antiquity during the 6th century A.D., a young man searches for meaning in a world torn between the prevailing Greco-Roman cultural and religious traditions, and the emerging Germanic and Christian traditions that later formed the foundations of the culture of Europe.

Flying high!

Aquila is getting around. People are reading the book in many unexpected places all over the world.

At one of the thousands of lakes in Finland, near Kaipola

See Aquila’s other adventures in Finland, Lebanon, Cape Verde, Iceland, and even Brazil.

First time in the Southern Hemisphere!

Aquila seems to have got lost among the bananas and coffee beans of Ibatiba, Espirito Santo, Brazil!

How small the world is becoming!

See how Aquila found its way to Lebanon, Cape Verde, Iceland, Finland.

Visiting a Middle Age Castle

Aquila attended one of the most famous opera festivals in the world at the Olavinlinna castle in Savonlinna, Finland. It was built in 1475 to protect Finland (then part of Sweden) from Novgorod (later Russia). Continue reading “Visiting a Middle Age Castle”