Book cover of Vold Book's Oceans of Curtains: A Novel Set to Music. Teal symbol suggesting a yin-yang over a circular shadow on a charcoal gray background.

A Novel Set to Music

How deep does the real-world impact of corruption go? Is virtuous behavior truly optional, or could it in fact be essential to our survival as a species? Where is the line between protecting youth from the evils of the world and revealing to them the moral responsibilities that they will inherit? VOLD BOOK’S OCEANS OF CURTAINS seeks to answer these questions, among others, in a coming-of-age science fiction / fantasy narrative set to original music by the author.

In Ksevia, a hidden forest commune on Tristulle, Shanti rules with an even hand. Her just and benevolent disposition is answered by unanimous respect among the population. The honorable trust that exists between the citizens of Ksevia and their governing leaders has made possible a peace and prosperity that has flourished for all enduring memory. But when rumors of a threat to the Ksevian way of life begin to emerge in the inner-circles of leadership, all things large and small begin to unravel in a captivating tale of love and loss.

Join Pandara, Koravo, and the entire constellation of characters as they attempt to make sense of uncertainty as it winds through the world they love. When the powerful state that nothing can be done to fight back against lies and injustice, might life itself support a realization of a different kind altogether? OCEANS OF CURTAINS is an antidote that stands in stark contrast to the age of deception we all know too well. Rooted in philosophical inquiry, OCEANS OF CURTAINS celebrates the timeless importance of truth in all its forms.

John T. Trautman is an American musician and novelist living and working in California.

His debut novel, Oceans of Curtains, is set in its entirety to Vold Book music and will be published on December 5, 2025.

Formats

Album

Divided by sections (98)

Bandcamp

iTunes Store

Amazon Music

Audiobook

Divided by chapters (10)

Paperback

Hard copy

Amazon Print

Ingram Distribution

China Print

Repro India

eBook

Digital copy

Amazon.com

Apple Books

Barnes & Noble

Google Play

Kobo

Everand

Storytel

Dreame

Overdrive

Hoopla

Bibliotheca

Kobo Plus

Bookmate

Baker & Taylor

24symbols

Tolino

China

JD

Dangdang

Odilo.es

Gardners

Mackin

Perlego

Ciando

Empik Group

Voxa

dibook.hu

Streaming

Divided by sections (98)

Apple Music

Pandora

Deezer

Tidal

IHeartRadio

Claro Musica

Saavn

Boomplay

Anghami

NetEase

Tencent

Qobuz

Joox

Kuack Media

Adaptr

Flo

MediaNet

About

Vold Book has been publishing music to online platforms since 2014. Following disillusionment with the restrictions placed on lyrics by melody, he began to experiment with spoken word over music.

Projects

Verdigris Atelier is the name for the complete Vold Book collection. Work on Oceans of Curtains began in Fall 2018.