Lanterna Rally

Author: Michael Hedges

Publisher:

Published: 2012-02-04

Total Pages: 694

ISBN-13: 9781470028794

" The Hawaiian Knights Saga" A three part novel. Timeless... But Never Forgotten... The story begins with a Medieval Samurai warrior, obsessed with an insatiable hunger for ultimate power... Sachiko put pen to paper revealing the true legend of a mortal man, once her lover, who following a vicious unearthly attack became feverish, lying at death's doorstep, as an Alien being's virus percolated through his body. Fujisawa awakend to find his subconscious mind had succumb to the hideous entity's unyielding demonic powers. Five hundred years later, embarking on a quest venturing where no sane man has gone before, Sir Jonathan Swiggins and his most trusted associates, follow the medieval mystery on a trek leading them deep into the heart of the Orient's infamous "Dragon's Triangle." At its heart, lies the Kage'eTama's mythical island lair, well secluded deep within the Abode of the Demons. It is on this godforsaken volcanic island that Sir Jonathan Swiggins unwittingly probes to deeply, unlocking the portals to the realm of the dark side. An unseen power transports the bored and aging millionaire to a time and place of centuries past, where he too falls deeper and deeper into the nightmarish world of a the very same invisible demonic force as did once young Fujisawa.Swiggins subconscious dreams and actions soon become 'not of his own', as he is slowly assimilated into the inner sanctums of the mind's eye. The adventure continues spanning the Pacific hemisphere on a wild police chase over land, sea and air, as Hawaii special Investigators Mike McKnight and his trusty side kick Tony Konokono are confronted with an obsessed Yakusa crime family claiming to be direct descendants of the evil Samurai Warlord. Their only intent is to steal the treasures and remains and to discover the darkest secrets of the Warlord Kage'eTama. Meanwhile, in another time and place, a story of lost love and sibling betrayal as twins are separated during infancy following a botched kidnapping in a North Korean harbor. As if it were their destiny, the sibling's lives eventually clash, each finding themselves on opposite sides of the law. With the blinding flash of a pistol, an undercover detective lies near death at the foot of the Golden Gate Bridge, a victim of the twin sibling he never knew. His life turned upside down, he knows not who he is, or where he came from. Teddy's fragmented memories slowly lead him back to Paradise. Unbeknownst to him, his girlfriend and father have also fallen prey to the ruthless double-ganger's wrath as a cloak to assume Teddy's identity. Those near and dear to Teddy are eliminated to insure Shin-woo's true identity, as a spy for the North Korean underworld is never to be revealed.