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The Fisher King
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ISBN13: 9798328285469
Publisher: Independently Published
Published: Jun 12 2024
Pages: 164
Weight: 0.87
Height: 0.35 Width: 8.50 Depth: 11.00
Language: English
Publisher: Independently Published
Published: Jun 12 2024
Pages: 164
Weight: 0.87
Height: 0.35 Width: 8.50 Depth: 11.00
Language: English
Pelles York has spent his whole life running around the island of Wasteland but the arrival of eighteen forces him to grow up.
His parents, famous fishermen, take him fishing for the first time on the family boat, the Wicked Wench, but they are caught in a storm and killed.
Pelles, the only survivor of the tragedy, finds himself alone in the world. After a brief hospitalization he is welcomed by the Lancaster family, family friends, who will guide him through the difficult paths of life.
His parents, famous fishermen, take him fishing for the first time on the family boat, the Wicked Wench, but they are caught in a storm and killed.
Pelles, the only survivor of the tragedy, finds himself alone in the world. After a brief hospitalization he is welcomed by the Lancaster family, family friends, who will guide him through the difficult paths of life.
As the only heir of the York family he becomes captain of the Wicked Wench therefore, as per millenary tradition, he is forced to participate in the dangerous Carcharodont Hunt on All Saints' Day whose winner is crowned in the church of Sant'Elmo and is proclaimed Fisher King.
The meeting that changes his life is with the busty and charismatic Tegan Lancaster, a year older, with whom he establishes a romantic relationship that forces him to become a man from every point of view, and will push him beyond his physical limits. and mental.
The Fisher King is a coming-of-age novel in which the protagonist must face his own demons, insecurities, and anger at an unfortunate fate which, however, can be reversed if in possession of the right willpower.
The meeting that changes his life is with the busty and charismatic Tegan Lancaster, a year older, with whom he establishes a romantic relationship that forces him to become a man from every point of view, and will push him beyond his physical limits. and mental.
The Fisher King is a coming-of-age novel in which the protagonist must face his own demons, insecurities, and anger at an unfortunate fate which, however, can be reversed if in possession of the right willpower.
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