The Moon Temple

By Mark Hare

On another world, another time, at the Great Festival of Ascension, the young chieftain Elsu woos a beautiful maiden named Kai. She accepts his proposal, but a misunderstanding causes Elsu to swear a rash vow to win her hand. Now Elsu, together with Bane, his best friend, and Kai, sail to the forbidden sunken city of Angor Drava, lost beneath the waves a thousand years before, to steal the diamond eyes from a statue. But Bane harbors secrets and Elsu refuses to believe warnings of a terrible evil dwelling in the temple.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Mark Hare
• Release date: Jun 24, 2013
• ISBN: 9781301674350

Mark Hare

I sometimes think growing up on the edge of the Louisiana bayous shaped my desire to write. That air of Gothic romanticism, a southern flavoring and atmosphere impossible to ignore or duplicate, appealed to me. A voracious reader, equally gobbling up Alexander Dumas, Robert Louis Stevenson, Victor Hugo, Jules Verne, and H.G. Wells on the one hand and the 1930's pulp novels on the other, becoming a writer was a natural outgrowth of such inspirations. When the writing bug bit me when I was eleven, I became lost and never looked back. I hold degrees in history, government, and computer science. My interests are as varied as my education. I am an avid photographer, amateur pianist, and novice chess player. Yet the passion to write fantasy and science fiction stands first. I've been told my style is not marketable: it's too old-fashioned, too descriptive, too poetic, or too imaginative. After years of writing, seeking to get things in print, here I am on Smashwords to prove the doubters wrong. With good fortune, and the favor of kind, tolerant readers, I hope to entertain, enlighten, and perhaps make a few pennies along the way. So please check out my stories. I hope you find something you like.

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