A Surcease of Sorrow

Inspired by chilling actual events, Edgar Allan Poe's dark world comes to life in this terrifying tale of dark forces and mystery.In October 1849, Edgar Allan Poe suddenly reappears after being missing from the world for five long days. When he is found, lying in a gutter outside Gunners Tavern in Baltimore’s seventh ward, he is raving mad and in clothes not his own. His reappearance sparks an unlikely alliance to be formed between two strangers, who seek the truth, and perhaps save the mind and soul of their friend.Joseph is a lonely and awkward surgeon and William is a damaged cavalryman with a secret past. On their journey to discover the truth behind Edgar’s insanity, they are plunged into a paranormal world of unforeseen foes and fortuitous allies. Pursued relentlessly by a sinister and powerful cabal, not everybody is who they seem to be and they are forced to fight to survive in a world that imperils them both, a world which transcends nature.Forces beyond their comprehension are joining together, and deception, violence and terror hide in the shadows and await their return.The fate of the earth hangs in the balance and only the two friends stand in their way. Will they be able to return to Baltimore with the truth, and in time, to help Edgar and save the world that they know?

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