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THE OXBLOOD BOOK follows two characters: Jago Robins and an ancient oracle â€" the Sibyl of Cumae. Although thousands of years old, the Sibyl is most definitely alive, cursed by the Roman gods with immortality. Disguised by youth and beauty, the story follows her wreaking havoc in her desperate attempt to get her hands on the Oxblood Book, a book that is so powerful that good and evil forces out there are in a race to get to it first. The only thing is that nobody told poor, unassuming Cambridge student Jago Robins that the book is destined to be his, coveted and protected for centuries by a secret network of “Guardiansâ€. We follow Jago stumbling along as he is unwittingly controlled by good and bad…only to realize along the way that he is not the person he thought he was…and he is mankind’s only hope to escape an horrendous vision of the future.
The Sibyl of Cumae is a character that has cropped up many times through history â€" in ancient writings, on the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel in the Vatican and in various historical paintings. But, was she really a myth or could she have actually existed? In 1932, archaeologists discovered her cave in Italy and in October 2010 the Telegraph newspaper reported the possible finding of the source of her power in the hills outside Rome. In the Oxblood Book, Jasper Costello develops the myth of the Sibyl providing us with a time-travelling oracle from pre-Roman times, only the author has brought her up to date, made her Machiavellian to the core, extremely promiscuous and capable of vanishing at a whim (and making other people vanish!).
The Oxblood Book weaves its way through these mysteries, combining ancient and modern times with the future in a fantasy story that intrigues to the end.
Parental Rating:
Warning â€" sexually explicit.
This book contains content that may not be suitable for young readers 17 and under.
Tags:
thriller, suspense, mystery, adult, fantasy, ancient, sex, myth, future, secrets, deceit, time travel, intrigue, abduction, oral sex, promiscuity, oracle, strong female character, good and evil, apollo, ancient rome, prophecies, interrogation, cambridge, waterboarding, drugging, sibyl of cumae, roman gods, warning sexually explicit
The Sibyl of Cumae is a character that has cropped up many times through history â€" in ancient writings, on the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel in the Vatican and in various historical paintings. But, was she really a myth or could she have actually existed? In 1932, archaeologists discovered her cave in Italy and in October 2010 the Telegraph newspaper reported the possible finding of the source of her power in the hills outside Rome. In the Oxblood Book, Jasper Costello develops the myth of the Sibyl providing us with a time-travelling oracle from pre-Roman times, only the author has brought her up to date, made her Machiavellian to the core, extremely promiscuous and capable of vanishing at a whim (and making other people vanish!).
The Oxblood Book weaves its way through these mysteries, combining ancient and modern times with the future in a fantasy story that intrigues to the end.
Parental Rating:
Warning â€" sexually explicit.
This book contains content that may not be suitable for young readers 17 and under.
Tags:
thriller, suspense, mystery, adult, fantasy, ancient, sex, myth, future, secrets, deceit, time travel, intrigue, abduction, oral sex, promiscuity, oracle, strong female character, good and evil, apollo, ancient rome, prophecies, interrogation, cambridge, waterboarding, drugging, sibyl of cumae, roman gods, warning sexually explicit