The Mask of Beelzebub

by Kevin Rodgers

In the year 2212, long after the world was reshaped by seismic cataclysms and polar shifts, Dr. Laurent Stine guides Angelique Bosc and Alexander Blanton into the inner sanctum of a fortress named Thames Keep, which is located on Cadaver Island. Their journey to acquire a battery pack for Angelique's mechanical heart reaches its final seconds while they are forced to overcome menacing creatures and dangerous obstacles in the fortress' maze-like interior. Unknown to Dr. Stine, his lover, Persephone, faces her own dilemma: she is abducted from her jail cell, which is located in the village of Kamakura, by a monstrous hellhound named Barghest. Can Dr. Stine defeat his arch-nemesis, Sir Xavier Thames, and obtain a charged battery pack before Angelique's heart runs out of energy? Will Persephone enter the Stone Throat of the Underworld and succumb to the malevolent will of Beelzebub? New allies, such as King Reginald Bosc and a skilled warrior named Amaya, will escort Dr. Stine into the Underworld to locate Persephone and remove a cursed mask from her face before her soul is lost forever. THE MASK OF BEELZEBUB is the second installment of a trilogy by author Kevin Rodgers, which expands a post-apocalyptic world where powerful demons, prehistoric beasts, and enormous insects thrive in fiery chasms, subterranean gardens, and giant hives. Dr. Laurent Stine and his allies will explore the depths of the Underworld to defeat the temptations of sin, overcome their inner demons, and resist the will of Corruption! MASK OF BEELZEBUB by Kevin Rodgers from Pro Se Productions!

202 pages, Paperback

First published March 13, 2014

About the author

Kevin Rodgers was born in Huntsville, Alabama on January 17, 1972. He graduated from Winter Park High School in Winter Park, FL in 1990. He obtained an Associate in Arts degree from Valencia Community College in Orlando, FL in 1992. He graduated from Valencia's Criminal Justice Institute in Orlando in 2002.

Over the last two years, several short stories, such as "Stargazers", "Paranoia", and "Claustrophobia", have appeared in magazines from Pro Se Press. His debut novel, CADAVER ISLAND, was recently published by Pro Se Press. CADAVER ISLAND is currently available on Amazon, Kindle, Barnes and Noble.com, Nook, and Smashwords. He recently completed the second book in the trilogy, THE MASK OF BEELZEBUB. He is currently writing the final book of the trilogy, which will be called THE PLAGUE OF CORRUPTION.