The Talisman

About this book

Between the covers of this book, you do not merely read words; you open a temporal rift into a world our grandmothers long warned us about in bedtime tales. The story begins with Joseph, a young man whose burning curiosity and thirst for power led him to tamper with tattered books and worn papers, believing he would subjugate the kings of the jinn to his service. Little did he know that reading "the talisman" is no passing ritual, but a one-way ticket to "the black netherworld," where laws are written in blood and pacts are made with none other than Satan himself. The novel descends from the mystery of dark, incense-laden chambers to the horror of the inevitable confrontation with the jinni Nasour and the kings of the seven tribes, revealing in its depths a profound human essence. It is a journey into the labyrinths of the human psyche as it flounders between selfishness and the lust for vengeance, and between the friendship and sacrifice embodied by Sofiane and Hamza in their desperate attempts to save their companion from the clutches of destruction. Within its folds, you will find an epic struggle.