The Death Crystal — J. Edward Ames

THE MADMAN

Harlan Perry was a harmless psychotic slowly dying of a brain tumor, Convinced that the world was ravaged by social cancer, he devised a terrifying plan to cure it and to gain revenge on people he believed had infected his brain.

THE POWER

Perry's ideas were meaningless ranting until he accidentally discovered the Tuaoi Stone, the long-lost Terrible Crystal from Atlantis. Once the tool of ancient magi, the stone gave its possessor the ability to bend others to his will, the force to do whatever he wanted.

THE APOCALYPSE

One by one, Perry stalked his enemies through New Orleans. And as his mastery of the stone grew, so did his mad desire to rid society of its ills. Determined to carry out his plan, Perry thwarted the police and the FBI's efforts to catch him. For he would let nothing stop him from destroying the world with the awesome power of ... THE DEATH CRYSTAL