Author: davidniallwilson

When a local territory war threatens to open a dangerous portal to another world, occult manuscript collector and practicing mage Donovan DeChance must seek out the only person who may be able to save the city — a boy with rare, untested powers.

“Engrossing” (Publishers Weekly): Brandt is struggling to make ends meet when he happens upon a mysterious man who bestows a gift — or curse — that makes him a conduit for suffering souls. But there are those who want to silence the dead…

First published in 1999, is David Niall Wilson’s first and most important novel. It is a retelling of the gospel from a very different perspective. When Jesus goes into the desert and is tempted by the devil, there is one temptation added. One of the fallen is raised as a woman to tempt him with the flesh. Instead, the woman, named Mary of Magdalene, falls in love with Jesus and his promise of … with Jesus and his promise of returning her to Heaven. Cursed to follow him and drink the blood of his followers, Mary walks a fine line…