Read a Two-Part Tale of the Draco Syndrome
Nathan Scrzimshaw’s
Unsettling Identity
Follow the uncanny life of Nathan Scrzimshaw, where ‘normal’ seems to rapidly slide into the abnormal, and the paranormal. Except oddly, Nathan never remembers what happens. He only realizes that he has been displaced. But replaced by what? Or whom?
About the Author
John Norman Cooper
Dr John Norman Cooper was born in 1939 and raised in London, England. As a teenager, he had a stint in Australia working on sheep farms (1950s), then as a young adult, working as a land surveyor for the British government in Zambia (1960s). He studied in England and Scotland in the universities of Liverpool, Aberdeen (1970s) and Strathclyde (1990s), to later spend most of his working life as a biochemist in the Scottish whisky industry.
About the Book
The Recycling of nathan scrzimshaw
The Recycling of Nathan Scrzimshaw is a riveting two-part narrative that delves into the extraordinary and mysterious life of its protagonist, Nathan Scrzimshaw, a schoolboy in his final school years. It is also an exploration of the incredible abilities of those afflicted by the Draco Syndrome. As the plot unfolds, the web of deepening connections tightens, and the story is further enriched by an ensemble of fascinating characters whose fates are intimately linked with Nathan’s. The Recycling of Nathan Scrzimshaw is an arresting tale of a remarkable young man grappling with his sense of identity in the realms of the known and unknown, where time does not seem to behave at all normally.
Embark on Nathan's Extraordinary Journey
Part I: Draco Antics
Draco Antics introduces us to adolescent Nathan, struggling with his father’s expectations to excel in mathematics, despite his apparent lack of aptitude in the subject. A chance encounter with Danie de Bruin, a mathematics genius, sets a series of unexpected events in motion. Mayzee de Bruin, Danie’s wife, steps in as Nathan’s mathematics tutor, harbouring peculiar motives beneath a seemingly benevolent facade. Nathan’s uniqueness, marked by a ‘glowing’ groin, unwittingly draws women’s attention, leaving him baffled by their actions, and worried by the inexplicable amnesia that follows his unusual escapades.
As the story unfolds, it becomes clear that Nathan’s allure is connected to a complex phenomenon known as the Draco Syndrome. Individuals affected by it, including Nathan, possess marvelous powers: the abilities to relocate consciousness, heal the incurable, distort time and reality, and rejuvenate others. This gift, however, regrettably attracts suspicion, jealousy, and deadly consequences from the wrong quarters.
Part II: An Improbable Return
An Improbable Return picks up with Nathan’s death, or at least the death of his physical body. In spirit, he observes the events surrounding his funeral, tapping into the minds of the characters in attendance. Nathan later finds himself inhabiting the body of Wake Jones, a young man from Essex, and is confronted with the challenges of this irksome arrangement. With their separate yet intertwined existences, Nathan and Wake grapple with the ramifications of being two distinct personalities within one body. A truce of sorts between the two eventually evolves. And finally, in an unexpected twist of fate, Nathan’s reconnection, albeit in the physical form of Wake Jones, with Dr. Jeannie Argzand, a long lost friend of his introduced in Part I, offers a heartwarming conclusion to a story that is as mysterious as it is transformative.
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