Dust Cover
From October 1200 until August 1201 the worst famine in Egyptian history starved the nation beyond the bounds of humanity. For months the children of this ancient land were devoured by adults. When children became scarce, rich and poor alike turned their knives on the elderly, the fat, and the slow. One man, the travelling physician Abd al-Latif, was practicing medicine at the epicenter of this cannibal holocaust and left us an account of one of mankind’s darkest times. Fruit of The Deceiver is his story.
Front Matter
Copyright 2014 James LaFond
Chapters 1-9 originally serialized online at jameslafond.com
Inspired by the Crusader Zombie artwork of Jason Lenox and the famine record of Abd al-Latif
“The Full horrors of famine had begun to threaten in October 1200… It was not unusual to find people selling little children, roasted or boiled.”
-Abd al-Latif
Dedication
For Lana, connoisseur of words
Contents
Prologue: The Jericho Bone
1. A Lone Quill
2. A Man Well-travelled
3. Fisherman of Tennis
4. Enter The Sign of Aires
5. Children of The Poor
6. Three Doctors
7. The Fallen Veil
8. The Bookseller [expanded]
9. A Man You Can Count On [expanded]
Epilogue: Baby of the Lilies
Unwritten portions as of 5/21/14
Prologue: The Jericho Bone
In the Light of The Moon [8]
Mad Mud Hands [9]
Epilogue: Baby of The Lilies
To be concluded in Book Two: The Pale Horseman
