Esidarap: a city where wealth and political clout rule and pride abounds. The Council of Five has favorable trade agreements with every town in sight, an army on tap to enforce their wishes and food for a thousand years. Why, even the elusive mountain folk are under their thumb.Or are they? Well, apparently not, for as the Council members are about to discover, not everyone they try to get the better of rolls over and allows them to have their own way. Now the disenfranchised make a stand against illegal acquisition, and the results are quite devastating, for with one calculated move the metropolis is threatened, not simply with poverty, but extinction.Into this simple fantasy the author has woven the timeless themes of war and peace, greed and generosity, pride and humility, love and indifference, giving us an enduringand heart-warmingtale.
John Allen was born in England and raised in South Africa. At college there, he wrote a thesis that gained top marks but was so controversial he decided to publish it. The book, Concerning the Nature of Man, has received much comment over the years.
He followed this up with a number of other titles, including Apartheid South Africa: An Insider's Overview of the Origin and Effects of Separate Development, his top seller and popular with both the general public and schools and universities.
Institutionalized Racism in South Africa, his latest book, is currently available in Kindle format in both English and French.
John also accepts editing work, most recently for MJ Maher, whose groundbreaking Racism and Cultural Diversity has been published by Karnac (London).
Other genre include fantasy, fiction and ecological issues.
