The Duellist - Kindle Fiction

The Duellist
by Lazarus James

Written in a morphine haze The Duellist is a fictional first-person account of a tourist’s inadvertent journey into the clutches of a sinister and powerful family of an ancient lineage, which matches the narrator’s own flight from ennui into existential crisis.

The novel combines dark wit and biting cynicism to weave a tale with as many twists as the canals of old Venice that provide its backdrop. Touching on some of the bleakest aspects of human existence, the narrative is nevertheless a celebration of life and hope, as the narrator learns the freedom to challenge fate and to live a meaningful life.

It is a short, fast-paced adventure novel, with numerous of historical, literary and allegorical allusions making it an engaging journey for an adult reader who enjoys action and intrigue, and who is not afraid to explore the more sordid aspects of the human condition.

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