About
Shaun Ivory's writing career was kicked off by a one guinea postal order fee from Al Read, the Manchester radio and TV comedian. Moderate success followed with short stories, articles, speeches, gags, odes, poems, and in 1976 he collaborated on a TV episode of The Sweeney (sadly never filmed). In the 1980s he wrote his first novel Chainshot, a techno-thriller which featured a Soviet nuclear submarine commander who had chosen to defect and bring his prototype vessel with him. At last, it seemed Shaun was on the cusp of blockbuster stardom...until his career was torpedoed by a certain Tom Clancy and The Hunt for Red October.
Shaun's first published novel is The Judas Cup a compelling supernatural thriller set in the North York Moors, where the author lives.
Description
<p><strong><em>Have you ever awoken from a vivid dream and wondered which side of waking was real?</em></strong></p><p>Burt Higgins' retirement is not going well. His children have grown, and his wife has gone off to earn a late-life degree, leaving him alone in his sprawling suburban home. With too much time on his hands, he broods on the state of the world, obsessively following the worst of cable news and the Internet. Increasingly angry at the state of affairs, he nurtures a fantasy that a dark lord from another realm has foisted these problems on humankind. If only he could transport to that world, he'd confront the demon and use the magic found there to defeat the beast and end despair forever.</p><p>On a particularly bad news day, while housebound in the midst of a snowstorm, he retreats to his study to shut out the world and immerse himself in his books. When, on a whim, he lights a candle purchased in an obscure Prague curiosity shop, a magical guide appears and offers to take him on whatever quest he chooses. When he asks to become a hero in a fantasy realm, he discovers a more complex world than he expected, and battling evil with magic turns out to be far from his greatest challenge.</p><p><strong>EVOLVED PUBLISHING PRESENTS</strong> a specualtive fantasy adventure sure not just to entertain you, but to make you consider your life, your dreams, your goals. [DRM-Free]</p><h2><strong>Books by David Litwack:</strong></h2><ul><li><em>Along the Watchtower</em></li><li><em>The Daughter of the Sea and the Sky</em></li><li><em>The Time That's Given</em></li><li><em>The Children of Darkness</em> (The Seekers - Book 1)</li><li><em>The Stuff of Stars</em> (The Seekers - Book 2)</li><li><em>The Light of Reason</em> (The Seekers - Book 3)</li></ul><h2><strong>More Great Fantasy Fiction from Evolved Publishing:</strong></h2><ul><li><em>The Awakening of David Rose</em> (David Rose #1) by Daryl Rothman</li><li><em>Shadow Swarm</em> by D. Robert Pease</li><li><em>Kingdom in Chains</em> by J.W. Zulauf</li><li>The "Grims' Truth" Series by Isu Yin & Fae Yang</li></ul><p> </p>
Story Behind The Book
WOULD YOU RISK ETERNAL DAMNATION?
Almost 2000 years ago, Judas Iscariot betrayed Christ for thirty
pieces of silver. Over the centuries that silver has been melted down
and wrought into satanic instruments, most recently a chalice, the
Judas Cup.
This unholy grail, which has been sought by many, fought over -
even held in the Vatican vaults for a time - is once again up for grabs,
and there’s a desperate race to find it.
Jake Ransome, fledgling reporter, is investigating several mysterious
deaths, all linked to an occult ritual gone terribly wrong, and a
church that will soon disappear forever in a flooded valley. How
is the beautiful but enigmatic heiress involved? Why is her multimillionaire
mentor so intent on getting her back? As dramatic events
unfold only Jake stands as her shield before such a powerful and
ruthless man.
For Sir Nicholas Brookes it’s a quest that can have only one ending.
Already in a pact with the Vatican, he must now dance with the
Devil...for the highest stakes of all.
