Historical Fiction Audiobook Takes Listeners Through History With Stories, Play and Songs

COURTENAY COMOX, British Columbia - Aug. 14, 2025 - PRLog -- Extensive research went in to the creation of a new audiobook. Wetion: Historical Fiction Based on Fact (2nd edn) is the 1st of a trilogy of audiobook musicals published. Years in the making and well-researched, the story takes listeners from the Omo Kibish Valley region of East Africa to Canada, with seven, well-known historical centres lived in along the way including, Memphis, Babylon, Gortyn, Mdina, Aix la Chapelle, Balthayock and Tuscaloosa.

Addy, the main character, wants to understand where certain family traits originated. Are memories of an ancestor's most profound experiences stored in brain cells? Addy believes so and also that it is possible to release these by consuming edible substances native to each of the places the ancestors once inhabited. After eating such a concoction, an unraveling of the family's inherent traits follows in the "dream of all dreams." Addy finds himself reliving the significant events of his ancestors back to the time of Adam and Eve - 2,000 generations before.

Author and producer James Allan Krause, PhD is a third generation writer. He has written six books and completed three degree programs in Europe, Canada and the USA. Pat Krause, his mother and motivator, hosted the CBC talk show "Insight" for five years and had four books to her credit.

Varied and extensive describes the resources contributing to the authenticity of stories told. They range from centuries-old history books to those recently published. To name a few, the ancient authors cited include: Herodotus, Strabo and Plutarch. Some of the prominent works consulted are: The Living Face of Ancient Egypt: Egyptian Initiate by Ihsa Schwaller de Lubicz; The Book of the Dead; Code of Hammurabi; Alexander the Great, edited by Tania Gergel; Histoire de Comtes de Flandre by Mevndert Uytwerf and Louïs et Henri Van Dole; The History of Charlemagne by GPR James, Esq; History of Normandy and France by Sir Francis Palgrave; and The Scottish Nation by William Anderson.

Through the digitalization of age old worthy works by archival sources such as Project Gutenberg, hard to find information was retrieved. Included are quotes from well known poets commenting on select characters depicted.

Wetion is an entrant in the 2026 Audie Awards, the 2026 IPPY Awards, Outstanding Creator Awards, 2026 Readers' Favorite Awards, and The Wishing Shelf Book Awards.

Currently, Wetion is distributed by more than 50 well-known booksellers internationally. Go to Audible (https://www.audible.ca/pd/Wetion-Audiobook/B0F6WYLP15?eac...) for further details.

The company respectfully acknowledges the land on which the audiobook musical was completed is the unceded traditional territory of the K'ómoks First Nation, traditional keepers of the place.