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The Writing in the Stone

Irving Finkel author

Format:Hardback

Publisher:Medina Publishing Ltd

Published:27th Feb '18

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Uncover the mysteries of power and deception that lie in the shadows of Nineveh.

The landscape of this dark and powerful story is the ancient world of Assyria some 3000 years ago, a time when writing was in the world's oldest script, cuneiform, and the domination of unseen forces firmly in the hands of the state’s leading Exorcist.In the capital, Nineveh, resides a deep and complex man, the power behind the King of the World. Faced with unforeseen disaster that threatens his authority, he emerges as a psychopathic killer.The author uses his familiarity with ancient writings preserved in the world's museums to recreate a vanished world in which those who step from the shadows in ruthless violence to pursue ultimate control show themselves at the same time to be disconcertingly human.The tight prose and graphic illustrations make this a gripping and unusual tale not of this world, but at the same time weirdly familiar.

ISBN: 9781911487203

Dimensions: unknown

Weight: unknown

168 pages

First Edition, Hardcover