The Guardian of Xibalba

An old friend has sent you a book he swears is true, about a young man born under a curse to become the avatar of an eldritch god, who will destroy mankind's civilization and slay its people. When cultists attempt to kidnap Jonathan Goldspear, he is forced to leave his comfortable Victorian life behind and join an expedition to last untamed land in the world. There, he will encounter eldritch horrors and betrayals, deep and bitter, yet also unexpected love and adventure, as he fights both his destiny and the ones who would twist him to their own dark ends.

This series of five books is also a story within a story, for it chronicles the descent of your old friend into madness, as the gateway between the real world and the Elder Darkness cannot be fully closed, and its eldritch beings have begun to take an interest in him. The word count of the first book is approximately 120k.

David Talon grew up in and around Chicago, Illinois, joined the Marine Corps at 17 as an infantryman and later became a Corpsman in the Navy. He then went on to sell drugs for a living (as a retail pharmacist) before fleeing the corporate rat-race to spend his days writing stories.

Besides novels, he's had short stories published in various anthologies, written screenplays, has done occasional voice work, and produced a podcast based on an early novel.

He currently lives with his archeologist/librarian wife and various roof cats known as the 'Knots' (as in, you are not my cat) You can contact him at: davidtalon@bellsouth.net

He also has a Facebook page, regularly updated and responded to.