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Heresy (Paperback)
Alexander Ferrar
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R890
Discovery Miles 8 900
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Ships in 18 - 22 working days
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In a whimsical twist of fate, the world-famous opera singer and
Russian roulette enthusiast Chandler Tuttle saves Rabbit's life in
Antigua Guatemala, and convinces him to retire early and lead an
honest, normal life. Returning to London to continue his tour, he
falls in love with a Chinese femme fatale who gives him a reason to
put down his gun, and Rabbit flies to Morocco to take an internet
romance to the next level. Both are plunged into intrigue and
treachery, one of them dragged into the underworld of sexual
slavery, and the other into a cruel and alien culture that forces
him back onto his road to ruin. Because of two damsels in distress,
the hapless men walk a tightrope between Good and Evil, trying to
do the right thing, but sorely tempted to take matters into their
own hands, and what sets Rabbit's dark destiny in stone is finally
revealed in this last volume of the Icarus series.
Evan, the high-school dropout in the South Floridian drug ring;
Simone, the stripper who moonlighted as a narc; Rabbit, the serial
killer/knight errant; Dark, the Satanist with conflicting values,
and their victims and accomplices from the first four volumes of
the Heresy series all collide this this stunning conclusion,
against the backdrop of a carefully choreographed civil war in the
United States-a nationwide revolt that many of them unknowingly
helped to bring about. * * * * * Heresy is a series of five crime
thrillers that, in the guise of fiction, cut through the numerous
social taboos that prevent an honest discussion about the
self-destruction of the United States A number of copies have been
donated to Florida prisons, and convicts, having been attracted by
the lurid subject matter, claimed to leave with a different point
of view. In fact, one black supremacist, after reading about the
origins of racism in the US, approached the author and asked if it
was true. When he was assured that it was, and that he could be
provided with an extensive bibliography to corroborate the
research, he said that the book had really opened his eyes, and
that he was going to show it to some of his brothers. It may be
only a small victory, but it's a start.
Kelkor stopped, one booted foot on the next step. The stairs
continued to wind upward into darkness. He looked backwards, and
the shadows seemed to be slowly creeping upon him. His whiskers
twitched. He cursed silently and turned back the way he had come,
knowing that it would take forever to get back down to the bottom.
Then, less than a dozen steps down, he met the floor. He found
himself in a large hall, unfurnished except for large red velvet
curtains that hung from the ceiling. They didn't cover any windows
and most were not even against the wall. They hung everywhere about
the hall, and behind each one a warrior could stand comfortably
waiting in ambush. A door opened at the other end, and a black-clad
warrior stepped through. In one hand he held a sword and in the
other, a large crescent-bladed axe with a rabbit's foot hanging
from the pommel. When the slayer saw Kelkor at the other end of the
curtained hall, he snarled and charged, his footfalls echoing like
thunder. "Sharnath " Kelkor shouted. "Are you nuts?" He took a step
back and felt his heel come down on something sharp, and out of
nowhere, something cracked him in the back of the head, staggering
him. He reeled into one of the hanging curtains and stepped on what
felt like a row of metal fangs, and something struck him full on in
the snout, blinding him with white light. Sharnath continued to
bear down on him, his eyes blazing with rage. Rallying himself,
Kelkor swung at the curtain and wheeled about, striking at the one
that first smote him. The heavy cloth batted aside, the Lemurian
saw no soldier hidden behind it. Just a rake lying on the marble
floor. A quick glance at the other one showed him a second rake
before the curtain fell back into place. With no more time to
consider it, he raised his broadsword hesitantly, waiting until the
last moment to make up his mind, and by then, there was only one
choice left. He struck, knocking his friend's blade away and
ducking swiftly. Sharnath tumbled over him and crashed violently to
the floor, his axe ringing as it spun across the tiles,
disappearing among the curtains. The Lemurian stood back to let his
friend stand. "What the hell's gotten into you, man?" Sharnath dove
for his sword, and as his fingers closed around the handle he
struggled to his feet. "Calm down now, buddy boy." Sharnath would
not calm down. He lunged. Kelkor dodged and the force of the wasted
blow made Sharnath stumble, the point of his blade driving into the
floor. He regained his balance and wrenched it out, slashing at the
Lemurian's chest. Kelkor parried, chopped back, and they went into
a dazzling frenzy of swordplay, their blades clashing like cymbals
as they whistled back and forth. Now and again, a careless step
backward brought a sharp blow from the treacherous rakes, and the
dingo-man was stirred into a rage by it, until he stopped seeing a
deranged comrade in front of him. A mist of scarlet clouded his
vision, and foam began to bubble at his maw. Another rake handle
struck him in the side of his head, and another. Finally, Kelkor
stooped and took out one of Sharnath's legs, feeling his friend's
pain in his own heart. As the wounded man dropped to his knees in
agony, Kelkor seized a handful of his long black hair and took a
deep breath, steeling himself. Then his eyes hardened and he
sheared his companion's head from his shoulders with one stroke.
The headless body crumpled to the floor, blood gouting from its
stump in a ghastly fountain. Kelkor raised the dripping trophy high
above his head and roared: "Is this what you wanted to see, Assman?
I swear to the gods of every hell that they will each have a piece
of your soul to play with when I'm done " And a voice laughed at
him from beyond the door.
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