The Gargoyle Prophecies, Part I, the Savior Rises - Softcover

Payne, Christopher C

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0982811969 ISBN 13: 9780982811962

Publisher: JournalStone, 2010

Synopsis

With a tattered Raggedy Ann doll as her only companion, Stefani has spent her entire life immersed in self isolation. As a 10-year-old child she was the lone witness to her mother's murder. She vowed to find the man who robbed her of all she held dear in the world and ensure he suffers as she has before he takes his final breath.

Her childhood is consumed with training in the hopes of one day finding the scar-faced killer. But her world up-ends as her 21st birthday looms when she discovers she isn't the hunter. She is the one being hunted, and her predators are not human. Stefani finally opens herself up for the first time, allowing Dennis into her life, revealing her emotions to her hopeful protector. But her fear and confusion mount when he reveals he is a gargoyle - and she is, as well.

Dennis claims Stefani is the key to the future of the gargoyle world. She is the Chosen One, and she is in danger. Dark forces covet her imminent power and will use any means to steal it. Stefani's mind swims with peril she neither understands nor is sure she believes. She questions everything, including her grip on reality.

As Stefani battles the damned across the globe, she searches for answers about her identity. Is she truly the savior of an inhuman race or has her solitude and the trauma of her mother's death finally infected her sanity?

About this title

From the Inside Flap

For centuries, most gargoyles were visible protectors, stalwart guardians against peril and evil. When men no longer feared demons, however, they were pushed out of the human world and thrust into obscurity.

But the creatures still haunt Stefani. Traumatized by her mother's death, she walks through life with the murderer's face burned in her memory.  At the cusp of her 21st birthday, she is unaware she is hunted by a fearsome monster who is intent on snuffing out her life. The ancient gargoyles sweep into her world, bringing both protection and danger.

Running for her own survival, caught in a cyclone of repeated events, lies, and tricks, Stefani grapples with the uncertainty of her own humanity. Is she a lost, orphaned soul consumed with avenging her mother's murder or is she the Chosen One, the savior of the gargoyle race?

Stefani struggles with whether to believe the new, twisted reality that undercuts everything she thought she understood about her life. Is being the last hope for the gargoyles her true destiny or is her mind playing tricks on her?

Review

"Payne gives an excellent back story and character development is well-done. We are given enough to make THE GARGOYLE PROPHECIES an enjoyable read but left anticipating more." 4 out of 5 STARS Colleen Wanglund --The Horror Fiction Review

Edition details

• Publisher: JournalStone
• Publication date: 2010
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0982811969
• ISBN 13: 9780982811962
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 220