Emerald Veins: The Gift Of A Dying King
Paperback
Mystery & ThrillerScience Fiction
Publisher: Davis Shyaka Musirikare
Published: Mar 20 2026
Pages: 188
Weight: 0.44
Height: 0.43 Width: 5.25 Depth: 8.00
Language: English
Silas Vane was a man who conquered the world. When he dies, he leaves behind a fortune that could end poverty-and a secret that could change what it means to be human. But the inheritance does not go to the boardrooms of London or the high-rises of New York. It goes to a small, dusty village in Rwanda, to a fourteen-year-old boy named Kwizera.
Kwizera is a dreamer who spends his days fetching water and helping his mother. He has no idea that his blood holds the Emerald Seed, the crowning achievement of a fifty-year experiment in immortality. As the news of the will breaks, the world erupts into a cinematic war. From the lush, glowing jungles of the Congo to the high-tech fortresses of the Mediterranean, Kwizera becomes the most hunted person on Earth.
He is pursued by Beatrice Vane, a daughter who feels cheated of her birthright, and the Obsidian Circle, a shadow group that wants to harvest the miracle for the elite. As the Emerald begins to wake up inside him, Kwizera discovers that the gift is also a horror. His veins glow with a terrifying light, and his body becomes a battlefield.
In this high-stakes tale of medical miracles and bio-horror, the rich don't just inherit money-they inherit the power to play God. Kwizera must choose between saving his own life and giving the world a chance to breathe. Will he be the final harvest of a dying king, or the spark of a new era for humanity?
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