In this unusual and
thought-provoking tale, the myths of ancient Greece come to
life once more, in all their grim power and dark glory.
At a summer camp in the remote fishing
village of Linappoll, in Cornwall, south-west England, Anne and Giuliano find
they have more in common than they could ever imagine -
together they can foretell the future. But what they see is
ominous indeed.
The mighty Titan Cronos, who once ruled
the ancient world with a priestly cult of murderous Vates, is
planning a vengeful return. Can Anne and Giuliano ever hope
to stop the bloodthirsty tyrant?
They find help close at hand.
Living in obscurity in Linappoll village
are four Olympian gods: the absent-minded Zeus, who now runs
a post office; Apollo, who has exchanged his lyre for a
guitar and sings ballads at the village inn; the lame tinker
Hephaestus who lives a hermit’s life in an abandoned mine;
and grey-eyed Athene, the mysterious but beautiful goddess.
The four gods have beaten Cronos twice
before, but can they pull it off again?
Ivan Fenech was born in Malta where he
worked as a journalist and as a public relations officer for
17 years before moving to Germany with his family.
A graduate in religious studies and
politics, his life-long fascination remains the study of
history and the lives and beliefs of the common folk who
made it.
This,
his first fantasy book, The Last
Temple of Apollo, is set in Cornwall, the south-west
tip of England. It is a land rich in history and steeped in
folklore. The tale is an exciting read, and proposes a new myth on the origins of
humankind and explores human frailty in the endless struggle
between good and evil.
