Lilith's Tears - David Jones - Bog

"This is a strange and violent place." Wrecked on an unchartered island, his ship and crew lost in a storm, Captain Trebane struggles to survive amongst the island's deadly community of immortals. Beset by the peculiar, dark magic that pervades the jungle, and the curse which has driven its inhabitants to savagery, Trebane discovers that, beneath the island's tropical beauty, lurks the shadow of an age old evil. Battling to rescue the woman he loves from the cathedral at the island's heart, he encounters the reclusive skeleton leader of the savages, along with the island's other strange inhabitants. As Trebane explores, he learns more of the island's curse, its connections with the Garden of Eden, its history, and the inexorable fate which tugs upon the lives of all its sinister occupants. Severed from the rest of the world, his quest culminates in a battle which will change the lives of the characters forever, and echo through all of time. Lilith's Tears will immerse readers in the mystical world of the island. Magic and darkness pervade the landmass, with its fabled immortality and the curse that has condemned countless generations to languish there. Adventure, mystery, romance and legend - Lilith's Tears will both amaze and enchant. "Everything about this story is different than anything else you have ever read" Can't Put it Down Book Review Blog "The world literally comes alive under his skill, immersing the reader in this strange island land." CS Fantasy Reviews "The author wasn't simply telling a story. He created, constructed and described a panorama of complex characters, actions and locations, which were carefully directed to evolve in a manner reminding me of past masters of fiction." Flying With Red Haircrow