War of the Island - Couverture souple

Leake, Jerry

Couverture souple

ISBN 13 : 9798235675148

Editeur : Jerry Leake, 2026

Synopsis

They came for his blood. They didn't expect the island to remember. What begins as a quiet island retreat for Jack and Kim becomes a nightmare when mercenaries sent by the Sinclair and Bruce Empires arrive, intent on extracting Jack's altered blood and turning it into a weapon. But the island isn't passive. Twisted by science and memory, its creatures respond to Jack in ways he doesn't understand. As unnatural alliances form and ancient powers stir, he begins to wonder whether the island is protecting him-or reshaping him. Above, Gilgamesh Avians descend like telepathic reapers. Below, something older than war begins to wake. What began as a manhunt becomes a reckoning, where the line between human and something far more alien collapses. The island remembers. And it does not forgive.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Jerry Leake is the author of ten books of fiction and nine books on rhythm and percussion. His fiction ranges across thrillers, dark fantasy, and literary suspense - the Jack's Alive trilogy, the Twin Crossing duology, Lethal Injection, The Soul Searcher, Sand and Ceremony - and often draws on the places and people he knows firsthand. He has also written cartoon and comic collections - Far Fetched, Dogbreath - and books for younger readers. He is a Professor of World Percussion at Berklee College of Music and a faculty member at the New England Conservatory, where he has taught for more than thirty years. His percussion texts on North Indian, South Indian, West African, and Afro-Cuban rhythm are used by students and players worldwide. He has studied and performed in Ghana and India, and is a founding member of Natraj and Club d'Elf, leads the world-rock fusion octet Cubist, and has long played with the Agbekor Drum and Dance Society.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Jerry Leake
• Date d'édition: 2026
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 13: 9798235675148
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 328
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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