Across Lakes of Sorrow: The Epic Forgotten Part III : Third Crusade

by J. Christopher Wickham

A widow determined to uncover the truth about her late husband realizes she's taken her search too far when she finds herself playing a dangerous game with her husband's killer. Gwenn Chapel knew the price of following her husband's crusade to the bitter end, but her companions - Professor James Campbell and Dr. Henry Marshall - aren't quite ready for martyrdom yet. As this unlikely trio finally confront the man who's authored every terrible event in their lives, they'll come to understand that he's not everything he seems, and that there are worse monsters still lurking out there. Will Gwenn and the last curator's of her husband's story be able to survive this harrowing confrontation with their captor, or will they be forgotten like those other twenty-six trapped in Campbell's library? This sequel to Through a Watery Veil follows the continuing saga of John Chapel and promises to deliver even more of the same intrigue, surprise revelations, and character-driven drama as the first two books. "The Epic Forgotten" is a gigantically-proportioned tale about the three kinds of love we seek out in our lifetimes (and perhaps the next), the depths of loss, suffering, friendship, and faith told through the eyes of a widow, a history professor, and the cryptic words of a long-dead crusader . So, take your seat beside Dr. Campbell's fire, have a glass of Calvados, and enjoy the tale of John Chapel and his twenty-six ghosts.

776 pages, Paperback

Published October 20, 2020

About the author

J Christopher Wickham currently lives in Fenton, Michigan, where he works at insidious plots to entertain his children and fans alike.

Author of "The Girl in the Rain" and the sequel, "Through a Watery Veil", he is working on the third in the "Epic Forgotten" series: "Across Lakes of Sorrow", to be released later in 2014.

His writing style has been likened to Grisham, a bit of Bradbury, and even Stephenie Meyers (who knew?), by the book genome project. The Girl in the Rain spent many weeks on HarperCollins' "Authonomy" site in the top 100, and was praised by many of his contemporaries there.

What's it about?

"The Epic Forgotten" is a gigantically-proportioned tale (administered in six smaller bites) of the three kinds of love we seek out in this lifetime (and perhaps the next), the depths of loss, suffering, friendship and faith told through the eyes of a widow, a history professor, and several others, as well as through the cryptic words of a dead crusader.

So, take your seat by Dr. Campbell's fire, have a glass of Calvados, and enjoy the tale of the late John Chapel and his twenty-six ghosts.