The Trail to the Lonely Tree Epic Book Launch

About the Book

Book: The Trail to the Lonely Tree (Book 1 of the Jaguar Oracle Series)

Author: Kurt Mähler

Genre: Christian Magical Realism Fantasy

Release date: November 25, 2024

A richly poetic tale of friendship, courage, and destiny that will awaken the imagination of children and adults alike.

When Oracle, a jaguar from the Yucatán, learns of the dying words of the last jaguar in the Rio Grande Valley, he finds himself on a perilous journey to see a prophecy fulfilled.

To do so he must travel 1,400 miles to Texas and find the Lonely Tree, where his kin spoke an enigma to the heavens as hunters took him down. But the Lonely Tree is in the dangerous realm of Man—and Oracle will need more than his own wisdom and strength to fulfill the task.

Oracle remembers Eden and the naming of the animals; what Adam spoke to the first of each kind. He discovers the animals in the Valley have forgotten their names—as has Man himself.

Can he not only fulfill the prophecy, but help the animals reclaim ancient truths before they are lost forever?

This hope-filled tale explores the quest for courage in a fallen world and how to make the faith journey—and its sacrifices—worthwhile.

Book Excerpt

Oracle heard someone on the opposite shore and searched for the source of the sound. There it was: a small, bearlike creature in furtive pose, dipping a crab in and out of the water. Oracle slipped into the lake and out from the veil of willows. Silently, he moved across the resaca toward the cub, or whatever it was, on the far shore. Through the crook in the crab’s greater claw (the one called a fiddle), the little animal spied a behemoth he had never seen before. He dropped his paws, but remained mindful of clutching the crab, who brandished his claw at his captor with fearsome threats.

Patch the raccoon considered what to do as the great cat rose dripping before him, a carnivore more than seven times his weight and more than three times his size. The crab, who didn’t give a shell for the looming, spotted thing, clubbed the raccoon’s paw.

“W-would you care for a crab?” asked Patch.

“No, thank you,” replied Oracle. “You have hunted it, and it is yours to eat.”

“But perhaps you should eat it,” the raccoon insisted delicately. “Then other things are less likely to be eaten.”

“I have always preferred fish to fur,” Oracle said.

“Well, then, you’ve come to the right place!” said Patch in a wave of relief. “This resaca’s full of your favorites! There’s molly and buffalo and blue-spotted tilapia. Mullet are everywhere, and now and then a bass passes through!

Missed Any Excerpts, Go Here

Excerpt One: https://storiesbygina.com/2024/11/06/the-trail-to-the-lonely-tree-epic-book-launch-with-celebrate-lit-publicity/
Excerpt Two: https://musingsbymaureen.blogspot.com/2024/10/celebrate-lit-presents-trail-to-lonely.html
Excerpt Three: https://www.guildmaster97.com/posts/the-trail-to-the-lonely-tree-epic-book-launch-excerpt/
Excerpt Four: https://blossomsandblessings.blogspot.com/2024/11/trail-to-lonely-tree-by-kurt-mahler.html
Excerpt Five: https://www.simpleharvestreads.com/posts/the-trail-to-the-lonely-tree-epic-book-launch/
Excerpt Six: https://www.artistwriterandstudentohmy.com/posts/the-trail-to-the-lonely-tree-epic-book-launch/
Excerpt Seven: https://penspagesandpulses.wordpress.com/2024/11/06/the-trail-to-the-lonely-tree-by-kurt-mahler/

About the Author

Kurt Mähler writes in the prophetic and poetic tradition, inspired by the wonder of creation and cultures of the world. He and his wife have served in forty nations as encouragers in the Christian faith, where Kurt discovered the beauty and wisdom of storytelling. His roots include the Gulf Coast, Rio Grande Valley, and Heart of Texas.