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The Telling

Mike Duran

Paperback 2012-05-15

Publisher Description

A prophet never loses his calling, only his way.   Disfigured with a hideous scar from his stepmother, Zeph Walker lives his life in seclusion, cloistering himself in a ramshackle bookstore on the outskirts of town. But Zeph is also blessed with a gift-an uncanny ability to foresee the future,to know peoples' deepest sins and secrets. He calls itthe Telling, but he has abandoned this gift to a life of solitude, unbelief, and despair-until two detectives escort him to the county morgue where he finds his own body lying on the gurney.   On the northern fringes of Death Valley, the city ofEnduranceis home to llama ranches, abandoned mines, roadside attractions...and the mythical ninth gate of hell. Now, forced to investigate his own murder, Zeph discovers something even more insidious behind the urban legends and small-town eccentricities. Early miners unearthed a*megalith**-*asacred site where spiritual and physical forces converge and where an ancient subterranean presence broods. And only Zeph can stop it.   But the scar on Zeph's face is nothing compared to the wound on his soul. For not only has he abandoned his gift and renounced heaven, but it was his own silence that spawned the evil. Can he overcome his own despair in time to seal the ninth gate of hell?    His words unlocked something deadly, And now the silence is killing them.

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Publisher Description

A prophet never loses his calling, only his way.   Disfigured with a hideous scar from his stepmother, Zeph Walker lives his life in seclusion, cloistering himself in a ramshackle bookstore on the outskirts of town. But Zeph is also blessed with a gift-an uncanny ability to foresee the future,to know peoples' deepest sins and secrets. He calls itthe Telling, but he has abandoned this gift to a life of solitude, unbelief, and despair-until two detectives escort him to the county morgue where he finds his own body lying on the gurney.   On the northern fringes of Death Valley, the city ofEnduranceis home to llama ranches, abandoned mines, roadside attractions...and the mythical ninth gate of hell. Now, forced to investigate his own murder, Zeph discovers something even more insidious behind the urban legends and small-town eccentricities. Early miners unearthed a*megalith**-*asacred site where spiritual and physical forces converge and where an ancient subterranean presence broods. And only Zeph can stop it.   But the scar on Zeph's face is nothing compared to the wound on his soul. For not only has he abandoned his gift and renounced heaven, but it was his own silence that spawned the evil. Can he overcome his own despair in time to seal the ninth gate of hell?    His words unlocked something deadly, And now the silence is killing them.

Koorong Code348034
ISBN1616386940
EAN9781616386948
Pages304
DepartmentBooks
CategoryFiction
Sub-CategorySuspense/Mystery
PublisherRealms
Publication DateMay 2012
Dimensions19 x 139 x 209mm
Weight0.329kg