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About the Author – Carlos Costa França

Psychologist, writer, and mythologist, Carlos Costa França brings together human psychology, mythology, and universal storytelling in his work.

His literature emerges from the union of decades of experience exploring the human soul and a profound engagement with symbols, archetypes, philosophy, and the great questions of existence.

With a diverse and universal literary voice, he moves seamlessly between fantasy, adventure, psychology, and philosophical reflection.



DER ANGEL UND DER ALCHEMIST: LIECHTENSTEIN (German Edition)


DER ENGEL UND DER ALCHEMIST – LIECHTENSTEIN



Eine mystische Reise durch das Herz der Alpen, wo Liebe auf die Geheimnisse der Alchemie trifft
Wenn die Vergangenheit zurückkehrt, offenbart das Schicksal seine verborgensten Geheimnisse.

Im Herzen Europas, zwischen Bergen, Burgen und jahrhundertealten Traditionen, liegt eines der kleinsten und zugleich faszinierendsten Länder der Welt: das Fürstentum Liechtenstein.

In seiner Hauptstadt Vaduz, wo mittelalterliche Festungen, historische Kathedralen, Museen und die Geschichte Europas aufeinandertreffen, beginnt eine Suche, die das Schicksal aller Beteiligten verändern wird.

Alexander Eugene Baltar Randolph der Dritte ist ein Alchemist aus einer vergangenen Zeit. Er trägt ein Wissen in sich, das die Grenzen zwischen Wissenschaft, Philosophie, Spiritualität und Mysterium überschreitet. Seine Aufgabe ist es, die Fragmente des legendären Steins der Weisen wiederzufinden.

Doch seine Reise verändert sich grundlegend, als er Penélope Königin begegnet – einer Frau, deren Gegenwart Erinnerungen zu wecken scheint, die älter sind als ihr gegenwärtiges Leben. Ihre Begegnung ist weit mehr als eine Liebesgeschichte. Sie ist das Wiederfinden der weiblichen Ergänzung des Alchemisten – zweier Hälften einer einst vollständigen Einheit, die durch die Zeit getrennt wurden und nun erneut zueinander finden.

Gemeinsam erkennen sie, dass die wahre Alchemie vielleicht niemals die Verwandlung von Metallen war, sondern die Verwandlung des Menschen durch die Liebe.

Zwischen vergessenen Manuskripten, geheimnisvollen Siegeln, verborgenen Symbolen, jahrhundertealten Kathedralen und den verschlüsselten Geheimnissen von Vaduz entfaltet sich eine Geschichte, in der jede Entdeckung die Figuren nicht nur dem Stein der Weisen näherbringt, sondern auch ihrem wahren Selbst.

Denn die Liebe ist in diesem Roman kein Zufall.

Sie ist ein Werk der Zeit selbst.

Und die Zeit gibt niemals auf, was sie liebt.

Sie wartet nur auf den richtigen Augenblick, um wieder zusammenzuführen, was einst getrennt werden musste.

Mit einer einzigartigen Verbindung aus Alchemie, Mythologie, Psychologie, Philosophie und Abenteuer lädt „Der Engel und der Alchemist – Liechtenstein“ zu einer literarischen Reise ein, auf der Vergangenheit und Gegenwart miteinander verschmelzen und jede äußere Suche zu einer inneren Verwandlung wird.

Ein Roman über die ewige Suche des Menschen nach Ganzheit.

Über den Autor Carlos Costa França

Psychologe, Schriftsteller und Mythologe – Carlos Costa França verbindet in seinem Werk menschliche Psychologie, Mythologie und universelle Geschichten.

Seine Literatur entsteht aus der Verbindung zwischen jahrzehntelanger Erfahrung in der Erforschung der menschlichen Seele und einer tiefen Beschäftigung mit Symbolen, Archetypen, Philosophie und den großen Fragen der Existenz.

Mit einer vielfältigen und universellen literarischen Stimme bewegt er sich zwischen Fantasy, Abenteuer, Psychologie und philosophischer Reflexion.

In „Der Engel und der Alchemist – Liechtenstein“ wird die Alchemie zu einem zeitlosen Symbol: der menschlichen Suche nach innerer Verwandlung.


SURYA MAHADEVA: THE MIDDLE BUDDHA - THE LIGHT IN THE DIAMOND SABER (English Edition)



Orphaned as a boy, Surya Mahadeva was entrusted by his caregiver to the care of a Buddhist monastery, where he grew up among sutras, silence, and service. There, he learned that truth is not imposed — it is listened to. That strength does not dwell in the arm, but in the lucid mind.

From an early age, there was something in him that set him apart from the other novices: a serene restlessness, a gaze turned beyond words, seeking meaning. In his heart echoed a question without an answer.

But destiny — vast and silent as the sky — had other plans. It called him gently, first with dreams, then with signs. Leaving the sacred walls behind, Surya embarked on a journey along the roads of ancient India — through forgotten villages and cities breathing ambition. There he discovered that life itself is also a sacred text. And that suffering is not healed by prayer alone: it requires justice, tenderness, and courage.

Creative and sensitive, he brought to the monastic world a new way of understanding the divine: through art, teaching, and poetry. He founded the Festival of Kites, where even children could learn philosophy with the wind. Among sutra enactments and silence beneath the bodhi tree, he understood that it is often the simplest gestures that break through time.

It was then that truth revealed its hidden face: Surya was the son of a king, heir to a throne corroded by disputes and vanities. Faced with a religious conflict that divided the people, he would be called not as a warrior, but as a monk-king — one capable of uniting what seemed irreconcilable.

At the center of his crossing stands the Diamond Sabre — not a weapon of battle, but a symbol of discernment: the awakened mind that cuts through the illusions of ego and ignorance. Inspired by the Vajra of the Buddhist tradition, Surya understood the sabre not as violence, but as light. A sabre that does not wound — it reveals. That does not impose — it dissolves. That does not dominate — it frees.

Surya grew up believing that clarity came from the scriptures. But it was in meeting Lakṣhmi — the woman destiny first took away and then returned — that he understood the essential:

“I am only a man, Lakṣhmi.
But I have learned that clarity does not come from power, but from truth.
And before you, this is mine:
I sought you not with the eyes of a king,
but with the soul of one who sees in another the mirror of his own destiny.”

At the moment of their reunion, beneath the dancing kites of the festival, the world fell silent:

“Just as Rāma recognized Sītā not by beauty, but by the truth that burns without asking for words,
Surya recognized Lakṣhmi not by the veil, but by the gesture that breaks through time.
Both saw each other on the shore where the soul strips itself of fear.
And there they called each other’s names.”

“Not even the wind carries love — it blossoms where there are roots and sky.”

This is the story of Surya Mahadeva — the Buddha of the Middle — whose journey reminds us that to govern with justice is to know how to serve, and that to love is to recognize in the other one’s own path.

A spiritual romance, where the throne is not the goal — it is the trial. And where the greatest victory is learning to reign without ever ceasing to walk a spiritual journey.



SURYA MAHADEVA: IL BUDDHA DEL MEZZO - La luce nella Spada di Diamante (Italian Edition)


SINOSSI

Orfano ancora bambino, Surya Mahadeva viene affidato alle cure di un monastero buddhista, dove cresce tra sutra, silenzio e servizio. Lì impara che la verità non si impone: si ascolta. E che la vera forza non risiede nel braccio, ma nella mente lucida.

Fin dall’infanzia, Surya porta dentro di sé un’inquietudine serena, uno sguardo rivolto oltre le parole, alla ricerca di un significato più profondo. Ma il destino — vasto e silenzioso come il cielo — ha altri progetti.

Quando lascia il monastero, intraprende un viaggio attraverso l’antica India, tra villaggi dimenticati, mercati, città e regni segnati dall’ambizione. Scopre così che anche la vita è un testo sacro e che la sofferenza non si guarisce soltanto con la preghiera: richiede giustizia, tenerezza e coraggio.

Creativo e sensibile, Surya porta nel mondo monastico una nuova comprensione del divino attraverso l’arte, la poesia e l’insegnamento. Fonda il Festival degli Aquiloni, dove persino i bambini possono imparare la filosofia dal vento. Ma il destino gli riserva una rivelazione inattesa: Surya è figlio di un re ed erede di un trono corroso da rivalità e ambizioni.

Di fronte a un conflitto religioso che divide il suo popolo, viene chiamato non come guerriero, ma come re-monaco, capace di unire ciò che sembra inconciliabile.

Al centro della sua storia vi è il Sabre di Diamante, non un’arma di guerra, ma il simbolo del discernimento: la mente risvegliata che recide le illusioni dell’ego e dell’ignoranza. Ispirato al vajra della tradizione buddhista, il sabre diventa una metafora della luce interiore:

non ferisce: rivela.
non impone: dissolve.
non domina: libera.

Ma sarà l’incontro con Lakṣhmi, la donna che il destino gli porterà via e poi gli restituirà, a rivelargli una verità ancora più profonda: l’amore può essere riconoscimento oltre il tempo, la distanza e le convenzioni.

«Nemmeno il vento porta via l’amore:
esso fiorisce là dove vi sono radici e cielo.»

Il loro ricongiungimento, sotto gli aquiloni danzanti del festival, diventa il compimento di una promessa che sembrava impossibile.

Surya Mahadeva — Il Buddha del Mezzo è un romanzo storico e spirituale che intreccia avventura, amore, filosofia buddhista e formazione interiore. La vicenda attraversa monasteri, mercati, regni e conflitti religiosi, ma il vero viaggio si svolge nella coscienza.

Surya impara a essere monaco, amante, guerriero, re, padre e maestro, fino a comprendere che nessuno di questi ruoli costituisce la sua vera identità.

Governa senza lasciarsi possedere dal potere. Ama senza trasformare l’amore in possesso. E quando arriva il momento di abbandonare la corona, comprende che rinunciare non significa perdere, ma liberarsi.

La sua ultima battaglia non sarà contro un esercito né contro un rivale.

Sarà contro l’illusione di essere qualcuno.

Un romanzo in cui il trono non è la meta, ma la prova; la spada non è uno strumento di guerra, ma di discernimento; e la più grande vittoria consiste nell’imparare a regnare senza smettere di essere un viandante sul sentiero dello spirito.


THE BRIEF FLIGHT OF THE DRAGONFLY: WATER SURFACE (English Edition)

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Allegorical narrative on transformations of life in the continuity of time. 


This story brings the symbolism of aspects essential of existing and living. It talks about friendship, differences, change, aging, spirituality and love. Three childhood friends in an imaginary and fantastic society, they begin to realize the differences which grows between them. One of them discovers that maturing is the greatest science of life and can lead to astonishing paths. Life that re-creates within the own life as an evolutionary force. 


What we know as dragonfly it's just a fraction of your existence. Live first as larva, after as a small aquatic creature. When flying, it's already completely adult and it has little time then. The dragonfly’s journey is like the own human life, because we live most of our time like these bugs, immature, without even knowing the possibility of our greatest flight. This fascinating process of life shared with the others who rebuilds and turns into something bigger.



BODHISATTVA TALES: VAST HEARTS (English Edition)


Tales of Bodhisattva – Vast Hearts

"There are stories that entertain. Others live on within us."



Amid the pages of the allegorical novel *The Brief Flight of the Dragonfly*, a tale is born that has taken on a life of its own.

*Vast Hearts* is the encounter between an old monk, a young man in search of meaning, a dog of unexpected origins, and a serpent who discovers that the greatest condemnation comes not from God, but from one's own choices—and that true redemption begins when we learn to love.

More than a narrative, this is an invitation to reflect on forgiveness, responsibility, friendship, compassion, and the awakening of consciousness.

Along the journey, Bodhisattva reveals that the greatest master is not hidden in temples, books, or traditions, but quietly dwells in the very place we seldom seek:

the heart.




ITANGRA: LE SECOND VOILE DES LOUPES (French Edition)


Les dieux ont été oubliés.

Mais ils ne sont jamais partis.




Dans le sud de la France, les vieux chênes distillent les crépuscules d'une vie révolue, autour d'une énigme qui demeure au cœur de tant d'êtres. Chantez, chantez avec tout votre amour, souvenez-vous de mes aventures et de mes joies. Quel cœur pourrait être plus ardent qu'un cœur de sorcière ?


Lorsque la foi des hommes a élevé ses cathédrales, les anciennes divinités se sont réfugiées dans les forêts, les rivières, les pierres et la mémoire de ceux qui osaient encore les entendre.

Aujourd'hui, ce long temps de silence touche à sa fin.


Dans une Europe médiévale déchirée par la peur, les persécutions et l'avènement d'un nouvel ordre, une femme marche entre deux mondes.

Itangra.

Sorcière. Prêtresse de la Grande Mère. L'une des gardiennes des secrets de la Fraternité de la Louve.

Alors que l'Église étend son pouvoir sur les villages et les forêts ancestrales, et que l'Inquisition transforme la différence en péché, elle préserve une sagesse aussi ancienne que la Terre elle-même : un savoir capable d'éveiller des mémoires oubliées, de défier les rois et de changer le destin des générations.

Mais aucun pouvoir ne demeure caché éternellement.

Lorsque de jeunes êtres marqués par des appels invisibles croisent sa route, d'anciennes prophéties commencent à s'accomplir. Des parchemins disparus, des symboles interdits, des visions de vies passées et des forces qui habitent la frontière entre l'humain et le divin annoncent qu'une bataille bien plus vaste est sur le point de commencer.

Aux côtés du spirituel chevalier Louis Vilac Montmorency, du fidèle Pierre, de la douce Iléa, de l'irrévérencieux Michelet et d'êtres dont l'existence défie toute raison, Itangra entreprendra une traversée où l'amour et la perte, le courage et la peur, la magie et le destin s'entrelaceront de manière irrévocable.

Car certaines guerres se livrent avec des épées.

D'autres avec la foi.

Et il en est qui se déroulent au plus profond de l'âme.

ITANGRA est une saga sur la liberté et l'appartenance.

Sur le féminin sacré et la mémoire des peuples anciens.

Sur le prix à payer pour demeurer fidèle à sa véritable nature lorsque le monde exige la soumission.

Et sur une question qui traverse les siècles :

Et si les anciens dieux n'étaient jamais partis ?

Entre loups, forêts enchantées et mystères ancestraux s'élève une fresque épique où chacun de nos choix résonne à travers le temps.

Certains livres racontent des aventures.

D'autres réveillent des souvenirs.

Itangra est un appel.

Et certaines voix, une fois entendues, ne se taisent plus jamais.








































































































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