How far would you go to save someone you love?Sam Dalton is at
the end of his rope. His daughter, Jessica, lies dying in a hospital
bed from a mysterious disease that has her doctors completely baffled.
Without being able to identify the disease or its cause, they are unable
to devise a cure and can offer Sam little hope. All he is left to do
is sit there and watch his...
How far would you go to save someone you love?
Sam Dalton is at
the end of his rope. His daughter, Jessica, lies dying in a hospital
bed from a mysterious disease that has her doctors completely baffled.
Without being able to identify the disease or its cause, they are unable
to devise a cure and can offer Sam little hope. All he is left to do
is sit there and watch his little girl wither away, day after day.
Despair
has him wrapped tightly in its bony grip when an encounter with an
empty-eyed vagrant he dubs the Preacher gives Sam the opportunity he has
been searching for, a chance to bring his precious daughter back from
the brink of death. He doesn't know who the Preacher is, or if the
Preacher is even human, but Sam doesn't care. All he can see is the
proverbial light at the end of the tunnel.
If he's strong enough to do what needs to be done.
How far would you go to save someone you love?
Sam Dalton is about to find out.
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Genre:
Science Fiction & Fantasy
Fiction/Nonfiction:
Fiction
Vocal Style:
Not Specified
Title Information:
Date posted to ACX:
Aug 12 2011
Original publication date:
2011-02-24
Amazon sales rank:
537775
Amazon rating:
4.7 out of 5 stars (3 ratings)
Comments from the Rights Holder:
Praise for More Than Life Itself
"A filler free and nicely old fashioned tale" - SFX Magazine
"This
novelette is at its most powerful when it is describing a man tormented
by the decline and imminent death of his only daughter. When a
mysterious apparition suggests that he make use of an ancient ritual
which can save her, but only if he is willing to commit seven murders,
he is initially horrified as well as skeptical. But then the opportunity
to commit the first arises almost by chance, and it works, so he finds
himself firmly set on the path of homicide to save her. But there is a
catch. There's always a catch. You'd think even fictional characters
would know that by now." - Science Fiction Chronicle
"...a nasty little chiller that slices through the squeamish with surgical precision." - SFCrowsnest
About the Author
Joseph Nassise is the author of more than a dozen novels,
including the internationally bestselling Templar Chronicles series (THE
HERETIC, A SCREAM OF ANGELS, A TEAR IN THE SKY, and INFERNAL GAMES.) His novel
Der Ketzer debuted on the German paperback bestseller list and he has also
written several installments in the Rogue Angel action adventure series from
Harlequin/Gold Eagle.
He's a former president of the Horror Writers Association,
the world's largest organization of professional horror writers, and a two-time
Bram Stoker Award and International Horror Guild Award nominee..
Born and raised in Boston, Massachusetts, Joe currently
lives with his wife and children in Phoenix, Arizona.