I’Eternal
Four lifetimes. Four cities. One question older than all of them.
Arriving November 25, 2026Have you ever stood at a window and not known why you could not leave?
Lucian Saxxon has spent twenty years photographing the oldest places on earth and feeling nothing at all. Then, on an ordinary winter night in Newport, his own reflection stops him in the glass, and something behind his eye pulses back. Once. Twice. Three times. A signal that has crossed a great distance, and a great many years, to find the one man it was sent for.
Buried in that day’s photographs is a single frame he has no memory of taking. Symbols carved into a stone tower no historian has ever explained. A message that has been waiting far longer than anyone has been willing to say.
One Soul, Four Thousand Years
This is a story about a soul that keeps forgetting, and keeps coming back.
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The same souls return again and again. They find each other in the dark, forget, lose each other, and hear the call home once more.
More Than a Story
I’Eternal is for anyone who has ever felt a strange familiarity in a stranger’s face, ached at a piece of music without knowing why, or sensed that the life they are living is not the first time they have lived it.
It is a mystery, a love story that refuses to end, and a quiet argument that nothing true is ever really lost. Beneath the history, the characters, and the slowly deepening mystery lies the oldest question of all: who am I?
“The diamond survives every forgetting. The soul returns complete.”
Step Inside the First Chapter
Read the opening of I’Eternal free, and meet Lucian on the night everything begins. Then pre-order the Kindle edition so it arrives on release day, November 25, 2026, when the hardcover and paperback launch too.
Why I Wrote I’Eternal
QuestionsAbout the Book
When does I’Eternal come out?
I’Eternal arrives on November 25, 2026. You can pre-order it on Amazon now, and read the first chapter free today.
What kind of book is I’Eternal?
It is a literary novel that weaves together mystery, historical fiction, an enduring love story, and the ancient Mystery School teachings, told across four lifetimes.
What formats will I’Eternal be available in?
The Kindle edition is available for pre-order on Amazon now. The hardcover and paperback editions arrive on November 25, 2026.
Where and when is the story set?
In four places across four thousand years: the temple of Abydos in ancient Egypt, Renaissance Florence, occupied Paris, and present-day Newport, Rhode Island.
Is I’Eternal a novel about reincarnation?
At its heart, yes. It follows the same souls as they return, lifetime after lifetime, finding one another, forgetting, and being called home again.
Can I read a sample before I buy?
Yes. The first chapter is free to download.
Who is David Ahearn?
David Ahearn is a comedian, speaker, and the author of twelve books, including Quietude: The Wisdom of Rumi, Pura Vida, and 12 Universal Laws. He co-founded the improv comedy show Four Day Weekend and hosted it for 23 years.
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More than a story, I’Eternal is a question: who am I?
