Stephen Weinstock
ALLi Author Member
Location: United States of America
Genres: Experimental Fiction, Fantasy/SciFi/Speculative, Historical Fiction, Literary Fiction, Magical Realism
Stephen Weinstock’s epic fantasy series, 1001: The Reincarnation Chronicles, won Finalist in the Best Books Award for Multi-Cultural Fiction. As a multi-talented artist, Weinstock created award-winning experimental music theater works, including an adaptation of Italo Calvino’s Cosmicomics, and pioneered curriculum for NYU’s Musical Theater Writing program. A maestro of music for dance, he worked with prestigious institutions like UC Berkeley, Juilliard, and the “Fame” school. He resides in New York’s Hudson Valley, determined to finish the genre-bending series before his next reincarnation as a temple elephant.
Stephen Weinstock's books
Genres: Fantasy/SciFi/Speculative, Historical Fiction, Literary Fiction
Formats: E-Book, Paperback
Age Groups: 12-15, 16-18, 18+
After the events of The Qaraq, passionate Arabic scholar Sahara Fleming embraces the truth: she and her qaraq, a group of intertwined souls, have lived countless past lives together. But now, their gift of extraordinary memory is slipping away. A force known as the Maya Factor—a Hindu concept that traps people in illusion and trivial distractions — shatters the qaraq's ability to recall their shared reincarnations. As their connection weakens, Sahara faces another unsettling challenge: her estranged husband's relentless attempts to win her back. Their chemistry is undeniable, yet their past-life stories hint at something far darker beneath their romance. When the qaraq uncovers eerie links between ancient tombs, a mysterious Red Isle, and a seventeenth-century coven, they must ask themselves: Are they unraveling a grand design that has shaped their lives for centuries? Or are they merely trapped in another layer of Maya — an illusion that could tear...
Genres: Experimental Fiction, Fantasy/SciFi/Speculative, Historical Fiction
Formats: E-Book, Paperback
Age Groups: 12-15, 16-18, 18+
Embark on a complex journey through time and space with Stephen Weinstock's 1001: The Reincarnation Chronicles. In this Arabian Nights-inspired epic, a group of souls known as a qaraq discovers they have been reincarnating together lifetime after lifetime. The qaraq’s Scheherazade is Sahara Fleming, gifted with great power to recall fantastical past life stories. Sahara is struggling with disturbing visions of past lives, including a 4th-century Persian orgy, a vengeful Goddess from the mythic Red Isle, and an existential crisis on Earth's fiery first supercontinent, Vaalbara. She dismisses these bizarre fantasies as stress: she's four months pregnant and married to an emotionally aggressive stockbroker. But when her neighbors reveal themselves as her qaraq, she learns that the visions hold mysterious clues about their remarkable karmic history. As the qaraq recounts past life tales in secretive meetings, Sahara realizes her stormy relationship with husband Amar goes back centuries. Desperate to save...