Download or read book Adventures, Barbarians, and Devil's Breath written by Mike Bowley and published by Paragon Publishing. This book was released on 2025-01-27 with total page 662 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Adventures, Barbarians, and Devil’s Breath is the place where everyone should embark on a wild and whimsical journey. Follow the interconnected lives of eccentric characters who come into contact with the white-haired, blue-eyed, slightly pot-bellied Englishman with a pair of sturdy-looking legs who speaks little Spanish. His enigmatic nature and unexpected encounters will keep you turning the pages. In Part 1, Adventurous Tales from a Few Mountain Walks, a climate-change-induced earthquake shakes up the Andes Mountain Ridge, bringing together a diverse cast of colourful individuals, from a singing Nun to a street man with no memory, a thirsty Colibri, flying cows, a third-generation Kenworth truck driver, a bold senora on a quad bike, a satellite thinking kite, and a Chilean wine bottle longing for adventure, there’s a character for everyone in this South American adventure. In Part 2, At last, the Barbarians are sleeping. The narratives continue in a bustling city where familiar faces from Part 1 mingle with a new array of characters, from a cat with two adventurous kittens and three generations of forgotten trains to a law-abiding Cannonball Tree, a couple of soaking-wet gnomes, a lucky young Policeman from the jungle, and a migrating regiment of honking geese to statues with tales to tell. Amidst storms, mudslides, and flooding, the Museo de Fenix becomes a sanctuary for the city's older population, intertwining human and animal experiences against a backdrop of turmoil. In Part 3, Devil’s Breath Claims New Victims, Conquistadors and Rebel Generals discover the true meaning of adventure and friendship as they venture through historical tales from Cartagena to Santa Marta, uncovering secrets of their past. The stories weave together elements of history, mystery, and bravery, transporting the reader to dramatic events from war-torn Berlin in WW2 to the Bermuda Triangle to South America today.