Li Po Book
This is a small-sized paper-back book meant for children and can be read in an hour even by a slow reader. It is called TRAVELS WITH LI PO.
The story is about a young orphaned boy who is in search of The Holy Grail of Enlightenment known to the old achemists as The Philosopher's Stone. Sounds familiar? Once attained, the boy will be granted magical powers. The central idea is that the hero Owen Muldoon is already such a sorcerer but doesn't yet know it. He is being educated into this realisation by a spirit bird, a magical Puffin called Li Po, who is a reincarnated Enlightened One and worthy guide and mentor for our young hero. Li Po is also provost of the School for Sorcerers whither our hero is destined although this element easily discerned from the text was to be the later focus of the book. This may all sound very familiar to you but this book was written in 1990 a full six years before the first Harry Potter novel! It was sent out to many publishers in England and Scotland. The author William makes it clear in the preface is of the firm opinion that the hero's Irish pedigree did little to persuade him to the British book publishers given the political conflict between going on at the time. It has now, for the first time, been released to the public exactly as it was then. Rowling's legal team have already retaliated. You can read all about that and the actual similarities between the two stories HERE.
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