Full Description
In One Thousand Eyes, a ragged troop of abandoned children fights to survive on a devastated Caribbean island. Eleven-year-old Myche marshals them out of the small sanctuary that is no longer safe, on a treacherous journey through destroyed cities and ravaged landscapes. In mountains and grottos, and in brackish wastelands of mangrove and floating grasses, the children face danger from the harsh environment and its inhabitants, as well as from intruders who hunt them ruthlessly. But a well-ordered and comfortable landing may pose the greatest threat of all.
A coming-of-age tale for readers of Caribbean fiction and world literature, speculative writing and eco-fiction, One Thousand Eyes, set amid the dark forces of a chillingly possible world, is ultimately about resilience, love, courage and the power of storytelling.
Contents
The Characters xi
Shards 1PART 1: THE DON'T TRUST
1. The Trust 5
2. Passing of Night 21
3. Scatterings and Bindings 32
4. Waifs and Strays 42
5. Mas 57PART 2: JUMBIE ISLANDS
6. Burnout 61
7. Shifting Ground 74
8. Brukstone 94
9. The Road North 102PART 3: GROTTO
10. Branching Tales 119
11. Chantwell 127
12. Hiding Places 135
13. Unwrappings 147
14. Of Folly and Fire 163
15. Cells 172
16. Monster Wake 174PART 4: WATERDREAD
17. 18. The Great Wet 197
18. 19. Off the Map 215
19. 20. The Enclave 216
20. 21. Syco Spawn 243PART 5: VISITATION
21. Brain Child 255
22. Syndicate 262
23. Hellboat 277
24. Stronghold 291Glimmer 297
Acknowledgements 303
