Luxor, 1962. For nineteen years, Caleb Voss has lived inside a fortress of absolute order. Under the iron rule of his archaeologist father, his entire existence is measured in sets of three. Three swallows of water. Three pieces of bread. Nine perfect numbers drawn in a perfect square. It is a rigid prison of arithmetic designed to do one thing, keep a cursed, dark entity asleep.
When his father suddenly collapses dead at the mouth of an unmapped pharaonic tomb, the count is permanently broken.
Left alone with his father's forbidden journals, Caleb discovers a terrifying relic, a smooth green stone pulsing with an ancient, ravenous consciousness. To save the lives of the only friends he has ever known, Caleb breaks his father's rules and binds himself to the stone. The contract is simple: he must grant three wishes. No more. No less.
But magic inside the tombs is never free. With the execution of the first wish, Caleb's shadow completely vanishes from the earth. With the second, his reflection disappears from the glass.
As the entity inside his skull zeroes in on the final countdown, Caleb realizes the true price of the bargain. The third wish is coming down the line. And when the final prompt executes, his entire identity will be wiped from reality forever.
Perfect for fans of The Monkey's Paw, dark historical thrillers, and the claustrophobic psychological horror of Stephen King.
