Would they make it safely or would their destination prove to be too elusive? But was her father even alive? Most believed he wouldn’t be, but Harriet refused to give up hope. Keeping her wits about her wasn’t easy, but her determination to reach her father was foremost in her mind. Harriet didn’t complain – she surprised Saintclair actually – but she was exhausted all the same. Saintclair, accompanied by his own men whom he trusted with his life, took Harriet (much against his wishes) and Archie, on a long, arduous journey on horseback, across the desert toward Tamanrasset where they believed her father was being held.Īs the days turned into weeks, the journey was filled with heat, sandstorms, danger, and much more. Anyone who stood in his way was murdered. It was Algeria 1845 and the French military, led by a cruel and ruthless man, directed his men to rid the country of the innocent and peaceful villagers who made their homes across the desert.
A tale that will enthral, and that will stay with the reader for a long time-a very long time, indeed.After Harriet Montague’s father was kidnapped in the Sahara Desert while on an expedition to the tomb of Queen Tin Hinan, Harriet and Archie Drake, her father’s good friend, decided to rescue him, hiring Lucas Saintclair, the most knowledgeable person to undertake the dangerous rescue. In a subtle and enchanting way, it explores much of the mystery of life itself.This is most certainly an epic tale, a tale that ineluctably draws to a thrilling, strange, and totally surprising climax. From vast vistas to exquisite detail, the castle and its realm are brought vividly to life, as though the reader has walked through its wonders in the company of close friends.Although largely a tale of mystery, it's also laced with constant surprises: the conflict between man and nature, the often wry and ironic clash of monarchy and republic, and the humour, pain and pathos of characters at odds with each other or touchingly close. They also discover that there may very well be a way of renewing Leiyatel, and so restoring Dica.Their journey proves far from straightforward, though, full of surprising twists and turns, and all within a world rich in the awe-inspiring and the downright weird. As the king has lost his mind, who can then be expected to defend it when a wholly unexpected invasion threatens, and when no one can even remember when Dica last had any need of an army?This story follows those idiosyncratically unique characters who rise to the challenge, who seek a solution amidst the vast and convoluted spread of the castle, and in so doing, uncover much about Dica's history and about themselves. Only the inevitable fall of the realm lies ahead.
Leiyatel, the once-invincible power of the vast and ancient castle realm of Dica, has long been weakening, leaving the castle to slumber on through its twilight years.
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