3 REALMS is a science fiction adventure book written by BEN OBADIA, an extraordinary 17 year old.
3 REALMS is a story that takes place in a fictional, futuristic world. Young love with all of its emotions, coupled with the reality of war are at the core of the story. The reader is immediately drawn into the personalities and relationships of the characters and the hardships they endure. Not unlike many countries today, 3 Realms illustrates the disaster and suffering of war and the grievous effects on the people it touches. 3 Realms is a true reflection of Ben's belief that the strength of the human spirit can endure and rise above hardship and tragedy.
3 REALMS is a story that takes place in a fictional, futuristic world. Young love with all of its emotions, coupled with the reality of war are at the core of the story. The reader is immediately drawn into the personalities and relationships of the characters and the hardships they endure. Not unlike many countries today, 3 Realms illustrates the disaster and suffering of war and the grievous effects on the people it touches. 3 Realms is a true reflection of Ben's belief that the strength of the human spirit can endure and rise above hardship and tragedy.
Fact and fiction, poetry and prose, Ben surrounded himself with a variety of books throughout his preschool, elementary, middle and high school years. He began writing his own short books from age six, complete with illustrations and bound together to resemble a real book. Ben was never without a book, no matter where he went. He would often be reading two at a time and would plan in advance which books would be next on his reading list. We can't remember ever leaving a book store empty handed.
Ben began writing “3 Realms” when he was 12. He knew exactly what he wanted the book to be about from start to finish. He would work on it in his spare time, in between homework, piano lessons, band and soccer. Each time he finished a chapter, he would have us read it, and we couldn't wait to read the next.
Ben also loved to write scripts and do his own filming, sound and editing for creative class assignments but also just for fun. He would spend hours filming take after take and then spend countless more hours adding his own sound and do his own editing and polishing his final creative film projects.
When Ben was three and a half years old, he was diagnosed with leukemia (ALL). He went through 3 years of chemo only for it to return. He went through even stronger chemo and radiation, only for it to return once more. With no other choice, he had more chemo and radiation and this time a double cord stem cell transplant. This seemed to work! From age 10, Ben was cancer-free!
Ben completed writing “3 Realms” (Book One) in 2015, at the age of 16. Ben completed the outlines for the next two books in the trilogy that are to follow “3 Realms”. Tragically though, on July 21, 2015, after seven years of being cancer-free, he was diagnosed with Glioblastoma, an aggressive brain cancer. After a courageous battle, our amazing son passed away at Canuck Place Hospice in Vancouver, BC on July 8, 2016 at the age of 17.
Ben touched the lives of so many and he will be forever remembered for his selfless soul, beautiful spirit and unconditional love for everyone he met.
If you would like to read more about Ben, please visit his website at www.benobadia.com
Ben began writing “3 Realms” when he was 12. He knew exactly what he wanted the book to be about from start to finish. He would work on it in his spare time, in between homework, piano lessons, band and soccer. Each time he finished a chapter, he would have us read it, and we couldn't wait to read the next.
Ben also loved to write scripts and do his own filming, sound and editing for creative class assignments but also just for fun. He would spend hours filming take after take and then spend countless more hours adding his own sound and do his own editing and polishing his final creative film projects.
When Ben was three and a half years old, he was diagnosed with leukemia (ALL). He went through 3 years of chemo only for it to return. He went through even stronger chemo and radiation, only for it to return once more. With no other choice, he had more chemo and radiation and this time a double cord stem cell transplant. This seemed to work! From age 10, Ben was cancer-free!
Ben completed writing “3 Realms” (Book One) in 2015, at the age of 16. Ben completed the outlines for the next two books in the trilogy that are to follow “3 Realms”. Tragically though, on July 21, 2015, after seven years of being cancer-free, he was diagnosed with Glioblastoma, an aggressive brain cancer. After a courageous battle, our amazing son passed away at Canuck Place Hospice in Vancouver, BC on July 8, 2016 at the age of 17.
Ben touched the lives of so many and he will be forever remembered for his selfless soul, beautiful spirit and unconditional love for everyone he met.
If you would like to read more about Ben, please visit his website at www.benobadia.com