Richard Dive

The Stolen Flame Richard Dive

THE STOLEN FLAMEThe Elysian Civilisation, once seen as godly beings, all but vanished long before recorded history, leaving behind a great legacy in the form of the Elysian Gifts; items said to hold divine power. Empires rose and fell in pursuit of these coveted items, cities and nations burned to ash by those who sought to abuse them, yet hope remained that one day they would be used for a greater good. The last known gift, the Key of Elysia, was held by a Roman general purged from history, thought lost to the ravages of time until the discovery of an island off the coast of Madagascar, locked in a millennia-old storm. Upon his rediscovery of The Key, Locke College researcher Adam Thorne is recruited into the search for the Elysian Gifts, a task set for him by billionaire industrialist Lucius Hart. Adam and his team will soon learn that there is more to these artefacts than what appears on the surface; great powers, secret histories, and ancient conspiracies long forgotten make themselves known. Their journey begins in an ancient shrine, hidden deep within the Mojave Desert.