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His Story of the World – Book 1: The First Creator is an epic fantasy thriller rooted in Afro-Caribbean mythology. When ancient forces awaken in the modern world, one family is hunted for what they carry in their blood, threatening to tear them apart. Blending high-stakes adventure, suspense, and mythic depth, this first volume launches a bold narrative series where uncovering the past comes at a dangerous and irreversible cost.

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His Story of the World – Book 1: The First Creator follows Gerald, a man determined to live a normal life. That life begins to unravel when fragments of an ancient Afro-Caribbean myth start to surface around him. Symbols appear. Echoes return. Truths whisper where silence once ruled. What first feels like coincidence soon becomes impossible to ignore. Gerald and his family realize they are being hunted by unknown beings whose motives remain hidden. With no understanding of who or what is after them, or why, the family is forced to protect themselves blindly, relying on instinct rather than knowledge. The places that once felt safe no longer hold. As an awakening begins to manifest within the family, it does not touch them equally. Gerald watches his siblings change first, while he himself remains untouched. In his search for answers, he is warned that awakening is not a choice to be forced. Crossing the threshold too soon could destroy more than it saves. In time, Gerald uncovers the truth he has long feared. The myth is not symbolic or distant, but bound directly to his bloodline. His family carries an ancient, hidden lineage rooted in one of the oldest African and Caribbean creation myths. Knowledge deliberately erased from official history to keep the world as it is. The history Gerald was taught was never incomplete. It was designed. As forgotten guardians stir and ancient forces awaken, Gerald realizes that remembering is an act of defiance. His family’s awakening has placed them directly in the path of powers that do not distinguish between knowledge and blood. Each truth uncovered deepens the danger. With the history he was taught collapsing around him, Gerald is forced to choose between the fragile safety of an old life and a legacy that could save his family, or shatter the future itself. The First Creator opens a bold Afrofuturist saga where lineage is destiny, legend becomes evidence, and the survival of one family may determine which version of humanity is allowed to survive.

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His Story of the World – Book 1: The First Creator is an epic fantasy thriller rooted in Afro-Caribbean mythology, where ancient forces break into the modern world instead of remaining hidden. When forbidden knowledge resurfaces, a family is thrust into a conflict that reveals itself not as legend, but as immediate threat. As spiritual awakening unfolds unevenly among them, survival depends not on strength or belief, but on how much truth can be carried without tearing them apart. Each revelation escalates the danger, turning memory into both weapon and liability. Blending suspense, high-stakes adventure, and mythic intensity, this first volume launches a bold narrative universe where history has been deliberately erased. Because in this world, remembering is rebellion—and every truth reclaimed comes at a cost that cannot be reversed.

Biografie

Volledige bio – Gerald Vreden (English, refined) Gerald Vreden is a writer, creative director, and cultural entrepreneur whose work centers on large-scale narrative worldbuilding. He is the creator of the story universes His Story of the World and Rise of the Mafu, epic myth-driven narratives rooted in Afro-Caribbean cosmology, fantasy, and speculative storytelling. His literary worlds extend beyond the page into visual and performative forms. His work has been presented internationally through exhibitions, readings, and immersive presentations in cities including New York (Carnegie Hall), Willemstad (Curaçao), Dakar (Senegal), Leeds (United Kingdom), Utrecht, and Amsterdam, translating his narrative universes into live and visual experiences. Vreden is the director and co-founder of First Noble Institute, Europe’s leading institute for Afro-Caribbean arts and culture. With over twenty years of experience in the cultural field, he works at the intersection of literature, graphic novels, animation, and immersive media, developing interconnected story worlds designed for long-form narratives and cross-media expansion. He lives and works in the Netherlands.

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