Of Oracles, Innocence, and Spies
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Product Details
Publisher: Take Flight Press
Release Date: June 16, 2026
Formats: Paperback, Ebook
ISBN: PB: 978-0-9600045-5-3; EB: 978-0-9600045-6-0
Trim: 5.5 x 8.5
Page Count: 88
A Novella
Tom Norato
Precognition—does it exist? And if it does, is it a curse? A gift? Or perhaps both . . .
Jacob Wirth is a normal little boy, with one exception. Sometimes, he can see the future—and sometimes the future contains monsters. Monsters change as you get older, but they remain monsters nonetheless. And then, of course, there are the spies.
In the years leading up to and through the Cold War, precognition is an ability all political powers want to have in their arsenals. When Jacob’s skills are identified by the US Army—and the KGB—will he be able to stay safe among parties who would have his capabilities for their own?
Of Oracles, Innocence, and Spies is a tale of a turbulent era, the bounds of humanity, and futures full of unexpected beauty.
About the Author
Tom Norato is a storyteller who fuses his lived experiences into his writing. Tom’s career as an air traffic controller spanned over forty years in both the Air Force and the FAA. Tom is the author of Every Picture Tells a Story, a collection of eclectic and evocative short stories, and Firewall, a prescient political thriller, written and set in the years leading up to the United States 2020 presidential election. Tom enjoys traveling, writing, and winning the Nobel Prize in Literature (well, two out of three isn’t bad!). He lives in Springfield, Virginia, with his family.