Returning to Africa after a year at school, Alan encounters a strange atmosphere of tension, the mysterious disappearances of his best friend, Kimathi, and a bizarre sacrifice--linked to the Chagga people and their celebration of the year of the leop...
After a volcano erupts two very different young men find themselves struggling for life in shark-infested waters and one must be sacrificed to the swarming blood lust of the sharks if the other is to survive. The authors exceptional depiction...
A plane crash strands thirteen-year-old Chris on the immense Serengeti Plain, and only he can save the two injured men whose lives depend on him. “The exciting action in a fascinating setting, coupled with the intriguing spiritual element, make...
For half a lifetime the poacher and the elephant have been enemies--since the shattering day when the man massacred the young animal's herd, and paid for his crime with his own blood. Now the poacher is about to wreak his revenge at last; he'll slaug...
After three years and fifty-nine releases -- some old, some new -- Down & Out Books thought it was cause for a celebration. This anthology is a sampling from twelve authors published by Down & Out Books. The contributions include six brand new storie...