Born richer than the Gods, yet crueler than the Devil, Jin Straive lives to sate his need for entertainment. In a world where superstition is the driving force of one's existence, few are able to look him in the eye without shrinking in horror. That is, until a young savage boy does. Arian Cailli is a half-blood, and he's been suffering for it his entire life. When he is sold to the last offspring of the Straive clan rather than murdered for theft, all he knows is that his new master is by far not an ordinary man to deal with. Jin's games are a lethal sport, in which Ari's sanity is meant to be broken. What Jin doesn't know yet, though, is that Ari is already mad.

Veronica Kelly came to Africa to start her life over. Still reeling from her divorce, she is grateful when a handsome stranger invites her to join a tour to visit gorillas in Uganda's wild Impenetrable Forest. A trip that goes desperately wrong when their group is captured by brutal gunmen. Then one tourist is executed. And then another. This is no random kidnapping: their abduction is only the first move in a deadly strategic game. A game in which Veronica's ex-husband is somehow involved. Now she must embark on a wild journey across Africa, to unveil a malignant conspiracy before it consumes entire nations - and thousands of lives... About the Author Jon Evans's novels have been published around the world, translated into half a dozen languages, and praised by The Economist, The Times of London, and the Washington Post. His journalism has appeared in Wired, Reader's Digest, The Guardian, The Globe & Mail, and The Times of India, and he writes a weekly column for TechCrunch. He can be found online at www.rezendi.com.