The Wolf Pirate Project

IGNORANCE OF THE LAW IS NOT AN EXCUSE FOR BREAKING IT

We’ve all been told this at one time or another. But the laws we must abide by are pretty clear and essentially easy to comply with. Yet what would happen if we were capable of doing anything we wanted and it was only certain rules that kept us from doing so. Would it be so easy then? Would we be able to resist? Would we be willing to challenge the repercussions if we violated them?

Dante Elgin writes a hilariously comical contemporary fantasy where he not only tests the bounds of the norm, but exceeds them. Employing magic in this tale isn’t the only extension of his imagination. It’s the cheeky stretch of offending anything held sacred by society, from the concept of God and Christianity, to the exploitation of stereotypes that lends to the humor in this epic tale. Elgin does this masterfully so we’re caught laughing our socks off when we realize he’s just violated political correctness; and even then, we’re willing to forgive him for the integrity of the story.

Djinn on the Rocks is a wild ride through the city of Manhattan, with magic powering the engine that drives it. Nothing is off limits when it comes to Elgin sending his character off on a test that will ultimately indenture him to a god, only which god that is will be determined on the merits of his performance. And since Rabriel, a.k.a. John Denny, is reckless, willful, and not too smart, that opens the prospects up to several different interesting gods. Readers will laugh nonstop through this comic epic of madcap adventures and coming-of-age discovery. For mystery lovers, there’s plenty involved as well, just not any of the stuffy Agatha Christie style.