Shadow of The Conjurer

The Antebellum South Intersects the Present in a Gothic Supernatural Fantasy of Love and Redemption

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Pub Date 20 Jul 2012 | Archive Date 24 Jan 2013
The Adent Writer Press, LLC | Independent Book Publishers Association (IBPA), Members' Titles

Description

Huntsville, Alabama lies at the foot of the Appalachian Mountains. It is a city of historical contrasts, at once Antebellum South as well as a modern concourse of technical prowess, a research and development center for the U.S. Army and NASA.

And here is where the McNallys call home.

They are successful professionals with civilian careers on Redstone Arsenal, but their success belies a foundering marriage. Jared, an engineer, is emotionally distant. His wife, Melissa, an intellectual property lawyer, pursues an affair to fill the void left by her husband.

Tipping the scales of their flimsy bond is a journal of a young man, Jacob Thompson. In the 1830s his father owned the plantation Fiery Hill, the original boundary of which includes fifty acres now marking the McNally's home. Within the diary, Jacob professes a love for a slave girl named Nika, an African brought forcibly to America, not only with chains, but with a secret and dangerous legacy. That legacy is resurrected, and for unknown reasons targets the McNallys.

As a result, Jacob and Nika's past intersect with Jared and Melissa's present as all paths lead through an enigmatic African legend borne in the tribal myths of the Mande.

Huntsville, Alabama lies at the foot of the Appalachian Mountains. It is a city of historical contrasts, at once Antebellum South as well as a modern concourse of technical prowess, a research and...


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EDITION Paperback
ISBN 9781938667015
PRICE $16.95 (USD)
PAGES 388

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