The Herod: A Novel
Escape into an edge of your seat, urban fantasy - thriller, in Austin C. Ivory's debut novel, The Herod.
Set in an alternate 2017, supernatural powers are awakened when the fates of desperate people intertwine after the young grandson of the richest man in the world is mysteriously kidnapped.
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The Herod, fuses pulse-pounding, relentless action with layers of suspense, as Austin C. Ivory crafts an enthralling fantasy world where the boundaries of power, loyalty, and destiny are pushed to their breaking point. With electrifying battles, enigmatic allies, and an unrelenting quest for the divine, The Herod is a gripping tale of magic, courage, sacrifice, as humanity's destiny and the future of the universe is tied to the fate of Zaux (the Creator of All Gods).
The year is 2017 in an alternate past. Young boys have been disappearing across the United States, only to be found later… murdered. Rumors swirl of unholy rituals of exorcism and possession by the enigmatic killer only known as The Herod.
Aevalyn Veronica Edwards and Abrahym Judah are now in a race to save the Herod's next victim, five-year-old Henry Tomza, and prevent his soul from being stolen and fed to the malevolent, ultra dimensional being known as the Vyzaryon.
Now targeted by the unholy servants of the Vyzaryon, Aevalyn and Abrahym must discover their true selves, find the artifacts that will allow them to free children from the clutches of the Herod before the Vyzaryon threatens Zaux and attempts his apotheosis.
