The upcoming book “Rocky Mountain Railroad Odyssey” is characterized by a particular image: a young couple is walking along a railroad track in the Rocky Mountains. The weather is mixed, the first snow is falling, the trees are full of leaves. But the two seem happy: they are balancing on the rails, walking hand in …
In the book “Rocky Mountain Railroad Odyssey” you will meet a variety of characters. The story revolves around Erik, a journalist from Germany, who travels through the US. Along the way he meets many people on the trains: Two women from Chicago who travel by train because one of them is afraid of flying. Or …
In North America, Erik, the protagonist of the book, is traveling on the big trains in the Midwest and the Rocky Mountains. For Erik’s story is also a travel novel set on rails. The train journeys, which were an embarrassment at the beginning, draw him more and more into their spell. Along for the ride …
In this small series of articles, author Nil Eriksen tells how he laid out the book “Rocky Mountain Railroad Odyssey” and what is behind the story. He starts with the romantic side of the novel. From the very beginning, it was clear that the protagonist, Erik, is on a quest as he travels around the …
