The Black Book

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  That evening, Matthew waited outside until everyone had gone inside. He had earlier hidden the book so that his sisters or grandfather wouldn’t find it, and had excused himself by telling Mom he needed to clean his new bicycle for his school’s Sports Week, which began the next day.

  From where he stood, he could hear her voice as she recounted for everyone old memories and jokes her father used to tell her when she was young. Even Nora’s inquisitive questions about Owen and the black book the captain was convincingly taking on as a dreamed-up plot he now wanted to take serious for the sake of his daughter’s book.

  What now remained, however, was the real story, and Matthew intended to finish it that evening.

  He only had to wait a few minutes before he felt their presence all around him, their black, sharp shapes invoking in him a sense of relief rather than of fear. One of them stretched out a long black hand towards him and he placed the book on its flat lifeless palm before drawing back.

  And without a word, they slowly faded away.

  Now, the story was finished.

  THE END

  About the Author

  Ukachukwu Chidube George (aka George Shadow) has been writing for almost three years now, although he’s a physiotherapist living in Nigeria. Creativity is his first love, and he has as his motivation for the BOOKLORD ADVENTURES, such titles as the HARRY POTTER Series by J. K. Rowling and THE LORD OF THE RINGS by J. R. R. Tolkien. Such wonderful works of literature are rarely repeated these days, and this was partly the reason for his embarking on the BOOKLORD ADVENTURES SERIES. He has completed a few other romance and fantasy novels and his stories usually take up magic and mystery as themes, with a large dose of history (both real and fantasized) thrown in. He also has some finished short war stories he intends publishing as a book of short battle stories in the future. . . . Titled THE WAR CHEST, this will be a collection of poignant battle tales from around the world.

  THE BLACK BOOK is the first part of a fascinating series of six books he has tagged the Booklord Adventures, and is a beautifully written novel filled with very funny scenes. It is suitable for children, teens and even their parents! Thoroughly researched and passionately expressed, this book is a must-have for book collectors and fantasy lovers.

  Other Books by George Shadow

  1.THE LAST CONSORT

  2.THE WHITE BOOK

  Part 2 of the BOOKLORD ADVENTURE SERIES

  Excerpt