The Hill of Three Gods

FOREWORD: This is a lyrical tale from the time of gods, demons and forgotten powers. An enchanting blend of fantasy, mythology and ancient history. A spellbinding tale that transports readers to the dawn of civilization, specifically 9600 B.C. in the Fertile Crescent, with dynamic, memorable characters. Accompanied by his mischievous childhood friend, Pakousane, he is a dark young man, semi-orphaned from his mother, who runs away from his father, forcing him to work as a stone breaker and cave driller. Leaving his mountain village behind forever, he sets off across stifling swamps infested with dangerous wild beasts, trying to reach the palm grove where his grandmother lives in a land of paradise. He sets off as a young man in search of answers, but it's as a Grand Master of sacred sounds - and the last of the Grand Masters - that he returns on his true mission, settling on a strange hillside. BOOK SUMMARY: In the lands of the Fertile Crescent, people have long cloistered themselves during the "new moon" phase, when the star disappears from the night sky. For a few hours, a terrible demon incarnates on Earth to prey on the weak, the dying and even newborn babies. But one day, a man arrives in the valley of Balikh: he is the last grandmaster of sacred sounds. In 9676 BC, he had a stone temple built on a singular hill. Thirty men joined him to become his disciples. Like their master, they were flautists and played a strange kind of music. Legend has it that the famous hill was home to three inseparable gods, responsible for stabilising the forces of nature. But one day, one of them suddenly disappeared. What happened on the hill ?

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