DEDICATION
I DEDICATE THIS EFFORT OF
“PRIMEVAL AND TROGLODYTE IMAGINATION"
THIS RECORD OF BAREFACED AND FLAGRANT ADVENTURE
TO MY GODSONS
IN THE HOPE THAT THEREIN THEY MAY FIND
SOME STORE OF HEALTHY AMUSEMENT.
Ditchingham, 1894.
About This Book
A dispossessed young heir sets out for a mist-enshrouded land and, with a hardy companion, becomes involved with a remote settlement and its strange religious cult centered on a crocodile idol. The pair face jungle perils, hostile tribes, and uncanny threats while attempting rescues, coping with betrayals, and pursuing precious rubies that drive much of the local conflict. Romance and loyalty are tested amid temple rites and violent confrontations, including a climactic contest with a water-dwelling adversary. The narrative moves through episodic adventures and moral trials to a final reckoning that resolves love, vengeance, and the fate of the settlement.