
One Thousand Eyes
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
- Shards
- part 1
- The Don’t Trust
- part 1
- 1.
- The Trust
- 2.
- Passing of Night
- 3.
- Scatterings and Bindings
- 4.
- Waifs and Strays
- 5.
- Mas
- part 2
- JUMBIE ISLANDS
- part 2
- 6.
- Burnout
- 7.
- Shifting Ground
- 8.
- Brukstone
- 9.
- The Road North
- part 3
- Grotto
- part 3
- 10.
- Branching Tales
- 11.
- Chantwell
- 12.
- Hiding Places
- 13.
- Unwrappings
- 14.
- Of Folly and Fire
- 15.
- Cells
- 16.
- Monster Wake
- part 4
- Water Dread
- part 4
- 17.
- The Great Wet
- 18.
- Off the Map
- 19.
- The Enclave
- 20.
- Syco Spawn
- part 5
- Visitation
- part 5
- 21.
- Brain Child
- 22.
- Syndicate
- 23.
- Hellboat
- 24.
- Stronghold
- Glimmer
- Acknowledgements