The Deception

by John Edgell

In The Deception (4,700 words), the seventh book in the Phantom Island Chronicles series, Wizidrix is still set on retrieving his peering glass. The story begins with the Seer of Thunder Look’s unseeing eyes staring into space. Wizidrix grins and tosses aside his bloodied cudgel. The sage’s last words had been, “You will fail.” Wizidrix’s response as he strips the seer of his clothes is, “I will not fail, you old fool. I will retrieve my peering glass, and those thieving youngsters will pay.” And so he sets off, disguised as the old seer, to find Jrank, Kallie and Hawkz and extract his revenge. Evil has consequences, but all can be forgiven. How will the wizard-pirate respond?

27 pages, Kindle Edition

First published December 26, 2013

About the author

Vice-Admiral Sir John Augustine Edgell was an officer in the Royal Navy and Hydrographer of the Navy from 1932 to 1945. He was noted for his support for innovations such as echo sounding and radio navigation, for the surveying and chart production operations of his department during World War II, and for his advocacy of the science of oceanography.