6/23/2023 0 Comments The Stowaway by Clyde Edwards![]() With a character roster that’s small and distinctive, the book’s unique setting and situations help keep interest alive when the horror aspect flags. Demonic possession may be a tried-and-true horror staple, but by placing the maritime tale in the early 1800s, Edwards imbues the old theme with new life. ![]() Edwards crafts a well-written, imaginative and quick-moving horror tale that’s plenty enjoyable. Kit suddenly realizes that it’s not just his uncle he must save-but he himself. However, what the group hadn’t counted on is the evil entity in the orb’s having its own agenda and destination, which it will stop at nothing to achieve. By the time John lands at his destination, he barely resembles a man, and Kit, with the aid of several shipmates and a West Indian mystic, tries to rid his uncle of the orb. ![]() To find the truth, he stows away on John’s ship just before it sets sail. ![]() John’s appearance and demeanor begin to change from handsome and benevolent to gaunt and harsh, and Kit suspects the orb is to blame. ![]() His uncle John, a ship’s captain, has returned from a long voyage with a mysterious golden orb that he jealously guards. In Boston of 1808, young Kit Cabot toils away as a clerk for his family’s shipping company while dreaming of adventure on the high seas. In Edwards’ debut horror novel, a ship’s captain discovers a mysterious orb that gradually infuses him with a malevolent personality. ![]()
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