"The game had a life of its own, a path to follow, and there was little he could do to control the outcome. It was just how things wo...

  "... the island was dying long before anyone realised it. If there'd been some early symptoms of its sickness, then nobody had th...

  " Sweeter than honey from the rock, Stronger than man-rejoicing wine, Clearer than water flow'd that juice; She never tasted such...

" As I stooped to reach it I felt someone pull my dress from behind. I fancied I had caught the train in something, and I turned to dis...

  " Now that I was alone, what David had said about being able to feel the energy of what had happened here came back to me. I could se...

"She simply exists. She has become pure evil. Most of the time she doesn't even take human form. She feeds on suffering and pain. I...