Lord of Darkness

By: Robert Silverberg

Narrated by: Alex Wyndham

From Hugo and Nebula Award-winning author Robert Silverberg, Lord of Darkness is a classic swashbuckling adventure.

Captured by pirates and brought to the west coast of Africa, young British seaman Andrew Battell longs for his home in seventeenth-century England. His only hope of returning is to work hard and be awarded freedom by his Portuguese captors—a freedom he is consistently denied.

As he is moved farther and farther inland, away from the coast and any hope of a boat back to England, Battell’s dreams of freedom begin to dwindle. Finally, taking matters into his own hands, he escapes and takes sanctuary among the Jaqqas, a tribe of cannibalistic warriors lead by the sinister Lord of Darkness …

Battell recounts his own story in a vivid novel of furious force, singular passion, and intimate detail.

©2024 Agberg, Ltd. (P)2024 Blackstone Publishing

Amazing Epic Story from Robert Silverberg

I am a big Silverberg fan and this novel has been a favorite of mine since it was published. To hear it performed by the amazing Alex Wyndham makes it even better. Some may not like the explicit scenes of violence, cannibalism, and sex, but it provides a remarkable picture of life in west Africa in the late 16th century--both Portugese colonials and native Africans, all seen through the eyes of Englishman Andy Battell. Well worth the listen.

Andrew Battle. Ingbay Jaga Callendola. Donna Theresa. Portugals.

What a wild ride this book is. There are times that the story is just too insane to believe, and of course by now impossible to know for sure. However I think that is the point. The author says as much, and for this all is forgiven.