Sofia, a grown woman, travels back in time to understand her father. Her present reality dissolves, and she returns to her childhood in the park where it began. Then she and her family journey to Norway-a trip filled with comic and philosophical reflections. In a surreal journey to the Norwegian fjords, she expects fantasies of trolls, goblins, elves, and the midnight sun. Instead, she confronts a world on the brink of collapse, threatened by the Universal Digitizer (UD)--a machine that strips people of individuality, creativity, and color, turning them into automatons. Guided by her whimsical father, and a hilariously wise mentor named Humberto (a chain-smoking, Spanish speakin, possibly gay, duck), Sofia must find the strength to battle the  mysterious purple cat (a drag queen?) who created the UD and invited a  looming darkness that threatens her family, her future, and the entire universe. Together, Sofia and Humberto create the Great Demagnitizer (GD), a device designed to erase the destructive certainty that clouds minds, restoring freedom of thought and reigniting creative energy. Along the way, Sofia encounters trolls who run a harassment-driven troll farm, elves symbolizing high school cliques, jellyfish embodying gender fluidity, goblins representing chaos, and bats as guardians of our darkest thoughts.  In the finale, the GD and UD harmonize and recapitulate the Big Bang. Through it all, the breathtaking Norwegian landscapes shimmer with ethereal light, infused with ancient magic. More than a fantasy, this is a deeply human tale of resilience, identity, and the bonds between fathers and daughters. As Sofia's father reveals his buried childhood trauma, their shared journey becomes a testament to love, healing, and the triumph of imagination. Blending science, humor, and heart, LIGHT is a genre-defying novel that leaves fathers laughing, daughters inspired, and readers reminded that even in the darkest places, light can prevail. A warning to the reader.  If you are looking for "the first five pages," then this is not your novel.  Most of the time, those fizzle anyway.  This is a slow burn.  Humor and philosophy take time.  Consider myself: born in the Bronx, raised on foodstamps, sexual assault as a child, yet five university degrees and tenure in two countries.  MANY mistaken paths taken (e.g.: once considered the MRA until I realized that Andrew Tate is more misandrist than he is misogynist, and pulled back from MRA toxicity).   Life is good, now, and this is that story (a memoir disguised as a fantasy).  In the opening, a transman and transwoman hold the key.  The entire story is in the first chapter (buried, there), but you'd never know it from reading it the first time.