M. Vipurvi Devathma “Four families, A Gathering in White Deer Cliff Hall, Amidst shards of unbroken memories, An abandoned home, A nameless soul.”

‘A FANTASTIC BLEND OF MYTH AND MODERN’ Eoin Colfer, author of Artemis Fowl IT’S NOT EVERY DAY YOU FIND YOURSELF IN COMBAT WITH A HALF-LION, HALF-HUMAN. But when you’re the son of a Greek god, it happens. And now my friend Annabeth is missing, a goddess is in chains and only five half-blood heroes can join the quest to defeat the doomsday monster. Oh, and guess what. The Oracle has predicted that not all of us will survive…

TWO HEROIC DEMIGODS. ONE MONSTER CHALLENGE. Nico watched in horror as the creature stepped forward. His gaze travelled up to its bovine snout, the golden ring piercing its nostrils, the massive brown eyes, and the curved white horns that tapered to deadly points. ‘Hazel,’ Nico said at last, ‘is that the Minotaur?’ DEMIGODS NICO DI ANGELO AND WILL SOLACE MUST TRAVEL TO CAMP JUPITER – A HAVEN FOR THE CHILDREN OF THE ROMAN GODS – TO HELP WITH SOME UNEXPECTED VISITORS. BUT WHEN THE CAMP’S NEW MONSTER GUESTS START TO DISAPPEAR, IT’S CLEAR A DARK FORCE IS AT PLAY. CAN NICO, WILL AND HAZEL STOP IT BEFORE IT’S TOO LATE? A thrilling adventure about friendship, belonging and what it means to be a hero – set in the epic world of Percy Jackson and the Olympians.

‘Light and darkness follow each other in a mercurial cycle, just like the day is followed by night and the nights is followed by day’. Behind the Eclipse takes its reader on a compelling odyssey of self-discovery on the dynamic interactions among faith, relationships and fears in the face of uncertainty and death, through the life of a Kissi man, Tamba later known as George who survived Ebola as a widower, father of two survivor boys and a girl orphaned after the death of his first love ‘Kumba’. After losing half of his family, does he have anything to live for anymore? Will George be strong enough to cope with the horrendous realities as an Ebola survivor? How do spirituality and tribal wisdom enhance his resiliency? Are relationships the last resort when you are completely despondent? ‘Life is a battle that one has to fight selflessly, even when in the jaws of defeat’. Everyone has his own battle to fight to which George would be an inspiration.