There really was a book proposal prepared for The OMASTERS. It was sent to literary agent John Brockman, who at the time, and since, has represented a number of well-recognized authors, and has even authored books himself. Various sample chapters have been included in this website, but this book proposal demonstrates the ways in which those chapters fit into an overall scheme.
As noted in the proposal, “The frame story unfolds as three interlacing accounts of THE OMASTERS in action, featuring Primo the Fool, Woody Nicholson and Shakuhachi Unzen, in respectively a space opera, a celebration of the myth of America, and an East-West fantasy farce. Historical, technical and utterly fictive events are arranged as mirrors in a fun house to catch the play of real and imaginary values. Through the warp of science and scholarship we shuttle the thread of fantastic delight.”
