| The Alchemist |
The Alchemist is now available at Smashwords of a whopping .99 cents.
That's right, .99 cents. It took me a long while to finish this little gem. Actually, I had it sitting on my hard drive for about 3 years; unfinished and unsure of how to finish it.
In keeping with the style of the pulp writers of the 1930's, I developed a rather simple plot: Man meets woman at bar, woman lures man with her beauty into a bad situation, man held prisoner and experimented on by mad scientist, woman seeks redemption and aids man in escape.
Oh, and that damn magic dagger is back, the one used in my other story, Ritual of Fire.
On creating the antagonist, Doctor Martin, I mixed two area that I really dig; history and psycho-thriller. The story takes place sometime in the 20th century, and the doctor is already centuries old, after stealing a flask full of water from the Fountain of Youth. The doctor uses small quantities of the magical liquid to keep himself young, and to perform experiments on hapless victims.
Hope you enjoy the story, and please leave honest comments.
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