Leiois Legion is the first ButteCast guest with a pen name.

His book, PYRE, is the beginning of The Polypathos Confluence series, so you might be hearing from this young man for years to come.

The idea for the series came from a dream he had. Three years later, he published the first book. He was the writer, editor and designer of the cover.

He sees the book as a continuation of his work to help people. That started in virtual reality settings in which he helped about 250 people with counseling-like sessions.

Leonis’ real name is James Fredrick. Though his resemblance to several famous people — including Keanu Reeves and Jesus Christ, among others — led to several other monikers.

The 32-year-old Butte man said he moved 31 times before he was 16 years old. So, he knows more than just about anyone in the world what it is like to be the new kid in school. He also knows a thing or two about being bullied.

Leonis graduated from high school in near Moses Lake, Washington. He currently works at a Town Pump store in Butte, and he is trying to deal with the increasing high cost of living.

He is hoping his book can help him out, but he is still more than $1,000 in the hole in self-publishing his book, so far.

If fantasy is your cup of tea, give this book a try. Then give it a review and tell your friends about it. Share it on Facebook.

If you would like to buy a copy of the book, message Leonis Legion on Facebook to arrange that. You can also purchase the book online or at a local book store. This young man just might hit it big someday, and it would be cool to say you knew him before he was famous.

Listen in to this podcast to hear Leonis talk about the meaning of his pen name. Listen as he talks about the dream that inspired this book series. Listen to how and why he feels he needs to help other people. The podcast is marked explicit because of a few casual swearwords.

Today’s podcast is presented by Leskovar Honda, home of the 20-year, 200,000-mile warrantee.