David Church Announces the April Release of The Magi Solution
David Church Announces the April Release of The Magi Solution,
the Thrilling Final Chapter in the author’s acclaimed Edison Trilogy
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8 January 2025 – Palm Springs, CA: “It’s lovely over there,” were the last words of Thomas Alva Edison – arguably the most famous inventor of all time. As he lay dying, he seemed to glimpse into another world, a world that he believed with which he could communicate via a device he called “the spirit phone.” Now, award-winning Palm Springs author David Church has “resurrected” and reconstructed “The Wizard of Menlo Park” through his acclaimed “Edison Trilogy” (www.edisontrilogy.com) of alternative fiction, set for completion with the April publication of the ultimate volume, Thomas Edison and The Magi Solution. In a rollicking hold-onto-the-seat-of-your-pants literary rollercoaster, the seminal inventor’s quest for life beyond the grave has him partnering with other historical figures such as Eleanor Roosevelt and Noel Coward as he saves the world from Adolf Hitler, the Nazis and Satan himself.
“Edison’s genius wasn’t just about invention—it was about seeing possibilities where others saw limits,” says Church, 69. “I’ve always been captivated by how his work continues to ripple through history. With The Magi Solution, I wanted to explore the profound ways his legacy intersected with the challenges of war and the enduring human spirit. Concluding this trilogy has been deeply rewarding, and I hope readers find it as thrilling and thought-provoking as I did writing it. Literally, Edison ‘lit the way’ for everything that came after.”
A former advertising executive, Church has written for publications as wildly diverse as Soap Opera Digest and Interview, authored an environmental children’s book, Larue and the Brown Sky (illustrations by Toby Bluth), co-authored the cult-musical, Judy’s Scary Little Christmas (with Jim Webber and Joe Patrick Ward) and developed a variety of films for United Artists, CBS and NBC, including Psychic Housewife, and Saving Grace. David is a member of the Dramatists Guild and the Writers Guild of America West.
“You’ve never read a World War II story like this one,” says John Hanc, award-winning journalist and author of The Coolest Race on Earth. “Church’s ability to bring historical characters to life as disparate as Noel Coward and Adolf Hitler continues to amaze. This final book in the Edison Trilogy is exhilarating.”
“The epic conclusion of the Edison Trilogy delivers the voltage,” agrees Larry Dean Harris, Artistic Director, Strong Words.” It’s been a perilously entertaining adventure for our heroes, both fictional and factual, but David Church has saved the zest for last to deliver a deliciously satisfying finale behind enemy lines and beyond our expectations.”
Thomas Edison and the Magi Solution opens in the Spring of 1945. As World War II comes to an end, John Dawkins, Edison’s intrepid former assistant, is summoned by an ailing President Roosevelt to investigate a terrifying secret report that Adolf Hitler, faced with certain loss, has made an unholy deal with the Devil to annihilate the world. Along with his wife, Sophie, an ace newspaper reporter, and their ten-year-old son, Joshua, John journeys to war-ravaged London to join forces with theatrical playboy (and undercover agent) Noel Coward. Along the way, they are reunited with the reincarnated spirit of Thomas Edison. Together, they embark on a final, death-defying adventure that propels them from the ruins of Dresden to the bizarre mysteries of the Fuhrer’s bunker, to the bowels of Hell itself. All in all, it is a journey to find ‘the Magi’ – the only three souls left on earth who can stop Hitler’s satanic endgame.
Magi builds on the chronicle of Church’s previous two critically-acclaimed novels.
Thomas Edison and the Purgatory Equation is “the popcorn movie of novels, unadulterated fun”(Literary Titan). The book hypothesizes the untold saga of Edison’s greatest invention: a machine designed to penetrate the barrier between life and death. The inventor is joined on his metaphysical expedition by John Dawkins, his heroic, young assistant with a tragic past, Emily Auburn, a Ziegfeld Follies showgirl and her wise-cracking rehearsal pianist, the teenage George Gershwin. Destiny propels them from the mind-boggling marvels of Edison’s secret library to the Captiva Island compound of the Seminole Indians, to the frontlines of the Great War where they journey into the dark heart of the dead zone and wage a decisive battle for the soul of mankind.
Volume II, Thomas Edison and the Lazarus Vessel is “a free-wheeling, enjoyable blend of real history, derring-do adventure and early cinematic comedy” (Kirkus Reviews). Edison, John, Emily, and Gershwin reunite to realize Edison’s final invention, the simu-dermis, a manufactured vessel of skin capable of housing a soul and allowing the dead to rise again. Accompanied by their new companions, Groucho Marx and Eleanor Roosevelt, their pursuit propels them from the Hollywood dream factory, to the metaphysical vortex of Sedona, Arizona, to the 1933 Chicago World’s Fair. Their odyssey culminates on Andros Island in the Bermuda Triangle, where they battle a cabal of terrorists and come face to face with one of the greatest villains in human history.
Despite being known for his scientific achievements, Edison displayed a significant interest in esoteric spirituality, particularly the idea of communicating with the dead, and publicly stated his desire to create a device he called a “spirit phone” that could capture the voices of deceased individuals, which he believed was possible through scientific means. This fascination stemmed from his unique belief system that life consisted of “life units” that could persist after death and potentially be detected through technology.
“What has always interested me about Edison is that, although he was fascinated by the concept of communicating with the dead, in addition to being a fantasist, he was a pragmatist,” explains Church. “He believed that such communication could be achieved through technological innovation, such as the manipulation of sound wave frequencies, rather than traditional spiritual practices.”As for Church’s own equation for a potent mixture of fantasy and reality?
“My love of history, adventure and a sense of ‘what if’ propels my creativity,” he happily admits. “Many of my readers write me to say that my books ‘read like a movie’ – and I’d certainly love to see them translated onto the screen. For me, the pace and energy of a genre mash-up is cinematic. I’m simply painting an adventure film in words.”
And next?
“Everyone loves a trilogy,” laughs Church, noting that the triangle and pyramid are classically strong geometric forms. “After this, I’m not sure which historical character I might re-discover and thrust into an adventure. But since my Edison books have opened the door to the afterlife, the field is wide open.”For more information about the Edison Trilogy, visit www.edisontrilogy.com and to preorder The Magi Solution, go to https://www.amazon.com/Thomas-Edison-Solution-David-Church-ebook/dp/B0DPRDZL4G