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After studying the horrid wisdom of The Brutal Kiss of the Corpse and The Path of the Enlightened Devils, Tzu Lung is brought into the center of earthly defilement and horror to face the greatest of the deathless lords of the world, while becoming entangled in the politics of the damned.

This 36,000 word novella was in part published under "Shadow of Heaven" -- this story adds a second part which finishes the story of Tzu Lung in the haunted city of Shangri-la. Other Tzu Lung stories include "Sweet as Blood, Biting as a Sword and followed by "Cult of the River Gods". It is the last of the Tzu Lung Stories, so far. As an author, I attempt to write characters caught up in worlds of mystery and horror, keeping an eye to verismilitude and psychological depth. I try to avoid most of the tedious cliches of fantasy fiction, writing for adults. My influences in fiction include H. P. Lovecraft, Robert Howard, George R. R. Martin, Roger Zelazny and Michael Moorcook.