Black Jack

The Battle For A Boys Soul Has Begun. An Alternative Vision Of Our Origins Told Through A Moving And Highly Engaging Paranormal Metaphysical Story. Black Has Spent His Entire Life Cocooned In His Bedroom Until One Day He Is Visited By A Mysterious Inter-dimensional Being. The Being Offers Him A Wondrous And Thrilling Adventure In Exchange For Help. On The Journey He Meets Dakota, The Beautiful But Damaged Girl Whose Masters, Are A Secretive Dark Hierarchy Who Seek To Trap Black In A Game Laced With Seduction, Betrayal And Murder. Stalked By A Deadly Foe, Black Must Use His Metaphysical Powers To Defeat The Ancient Evil That Stalks Him. If He Fails, The Consequences Will Not Only Impact Those He Loves, But All Of Mankind. Rani Manicka Is An International Best-selling Novelist And The Author Of Three Previous Books. Her Works Have Been Translated In 26 Languages. Black Jack Is Her Fourth And Latest Novel. A Provocative, Unforgettable Tale That Questions The Beliefs That Lie At The Very Heart Of Humankind. Based On The Ancient Gnostic Gospels Of The Nag Hammadi Texts, The Book Attempts To Address The Difficult Issues That Humanity Wrestles With On A Daily Basis;envy, Greed, Lust, Loyalty, Sexual Deviance And Pedophilia. It Seeks Answers To Compelling Questions - Is God Real? Who Is The Devil? "To save mankind, he must play... The Devil's game. The bait. At seven she became another missing child statistic. Seven years later, her life is a strange, lonely existence. Her memories are not her own and her special powers have been harnessed for the sole use of her owners. To the people who guard her 24 hours a day she is known as Dakota, but they also know she is dangerous, so dangerous that she must never think for herself. The target. Fourteen year old Black dreams of another life. Hidden away in his bedroom with only his mother and a television for stimulation, each day mirrors the last. When Black is visited by an inter-dimensional being, a door to another world opens. Unknown to him, he possesses something so rare and precious that his visitor is not the only one with an interest in him. Soon, he is propelled on a collision course with a dark hierarchy who will stop at nothing for total world domination. The game. Kidnapped by shadowy figures, Black becomes a sacrificial pawn in their deadly game. A dance of deceit and betrayal that will not end even when the game does... A provocative, unforgettable tale, that questions the beliefs that lie at the very heart of humankind."--Page 4 of cover