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Salamanders of the Silk Road

Lanternfish Press LLC
338 pages
$18


Salamanders is a wild and surreal novel based on the ancient legend of Prester John. Snippets of Prester’s past are interwoven with scenes from the present, in which he, his wife, and their sacred house salamanders vacation together on a lonely Florida island. He’s down on his luck — and looking for a way out of his endless existence.”

-from the Publisher

Salamanders of the Silk Road

Salamanders of the Silk Road

Lanternfish Press LLC
$18


“Prester John is a legend. He’s a relic of medieval folklore, a character from a series of garbled tales that span eras and continents like an epic game of telephone…Now, he’s an unemployed surreal estate agent headed down to a mildew-infested beach house off the coast of Florida, where he can brood over his past–and seek a way out of his endless existence.”

–From the Publisher

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