The Drowning God by James Kendley

By James Kendley

The Drowning God, a magical mystery by way of James Kendley, is one in every of 30 initiatives chosen out of 4,563 submissions for Harper Voyager's new digital-first enlargement -- free up date July 28, 2015!Detective Tohru Takuda faces his personal tragic prior to discover smooth Japan's darkest secret--The Drowning God.
Few villagers are satisfied while Takuda comes domestic to enquire a foiled abduction, and native police enlist robust forces to close him out. Takuda sacrifices his occupation and kin honor to resolve the string of disappearances at nighttime and backward valley of his early life, yet greater than a task is at stake. in the back of the conspiracy lurks the Kappa, a immense dwelling relic of Japan's pagan prehistory. secure some time past by way of a terrible pact with neighborhood farmers and now by means of coldly calculated company pursuits, the Kappa drains the valley's lifeblood, one villager at a time.
Takuda and his spouse, Yumi, are one of the few who've escaped the valley, yet not anyone will get away unscarred. whilst Takuda digs into the valley's mysteries, Yumi's middle breaks yet again. She wishes justice for her murdered son, yet she wishes an finish to grief. no matter if Takuda survives the Kappa, the ordeal might finish his marriage.
With Yumi's tortured blessing, Takuda dedicates his existence to finishing the Drowning God's centuries-long reign of terror. He can't do it on my own. A laconic junior officer and a disarmingly joyful Buddhist priest persuade Takuda to allow them to take part the ultimate conflict, the place failure capability death--or worse. the adventure of those 3 not likely warriors from uneasy alliance to effective staff turns THE DROWNING GOD's secret into an event in friendship, sacrifice and braveness.

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I saw him. ” “You’re drunk now, Gregor,” Zebhoim said. “So are you,” Gregor shot back. ” “You’re a little blurry,” Zebhoim replied, winking. “Maybe so, but I wasn’t drunk that night. He was seven feet tall and had long, shaggy blonde hair. ” “Yes, the teeth,” Boro said, laughing. ” “They were like needles,” Gregor insisted. “And he came at me real fast, I almost didn’t see him. ” The serving girl brought the wine, and Gregor drank deeply of his cup before he continued. “The strangest part was when he spoke to me.

David McAfee August 14, 2011 Prologue She enjoyed this part the most. The part where they started to scream. It didn’t matter how old or how strong they were, when she started to work her particular brand of magic, they all screamed. Even the tough ones; the ones who thought they could hold out and be strong. The ones who thought they were stronger than she was. Those types usually screamed loudest of all. Of course, that could be because she was harder on them than the ones who cooperated, but it didn’t matter.

She asked. “They don’t even know you are here. When you failed to report to the Council this evening, how much time do you think they wasted looking for you? None, I’ll wager. You are nothing to them, Agnor. Nothing. They will replace you without a moment’s thought on where you might be. That bastard Herris has probably already seen to it. You owe him nothing, and The Father even less. Why suffer longer than you must? Tell me what I need to know. Where is Ramah? ” Agnor quieted and turned to look at her.

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