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The Island That Swallows Ships

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Shipwreck survivors on a memory-eating island discover its tragic cosmic origin. Guided by a silent child, they heal its ancient wound, transforming terror into peace and escaping with newfound understanding of empathy's power. Long Description Summary (under 4000 characters): "The Island That Swallows Ships" plunges readers into a psychological cosmic fantasy after Captain Rowan Vale and his diverse crew-Elara (cartographer), Silas (scholar), Nadia (artist), and the enigmatic child Ilan-are shipwrecked. They land on a mist-shrouded island that isn't merely land, but a living entity feeding on their deepest regrets and fears through spectral whispers and illusions. Each survivor confronts their personal demons: Rowan's guilt over past shipwrecks, Elara's professional obsessions, Silas's buried trauma, and Nadia's profound sorrow. Their struggle against this psychological assault leads them to discover a dilapidated structure containing luminous fungi and journals of past victims, including Captain Elias Thorne. These artifacts reveal the island's true nature as a "Great Eater of Souls," thriving on emotional pain and unresolved guilt. A crucial turning point occurs when Rowan realizes they can disrupt the island's feeding by focusing on joyful memories. This tactic, coupled with Ilan's inexplicable, silent connection and glowing grey stone, empowers them. Ilan becomes their guide, helping them understand the island not as malevolent, but as a wounded, lonely entity. Their journey culminates at the "Heart of Light," a colossal, pulsating crystalline formation-the island's core and a vast memory archive. Through the fissure in its base, they experience its profound sorrow. Deciphering a celestial map, they uncover its cosmic origin: a "star nursery" shattered by a cosmic rift. Its predatory hunger is revealed as a desperate, misguided longing to heal its ancient wound and remember its lost creative purpose. Faced with this revelation, the survivors make an audacious choice: to heal the island. Guided by Ilan, Elara's scientific charting, Silas's scholarly insights, and Nadia's artistic interpretation of the island's "celestial song," they embark on a monumental task. They reconnect the crystalline heart to its original cosmic currents. The climax is a breathtaking cosmic event: the island's lost song fills the cavern, healing its wound and reconfiguring its celestial map to align with their own sky. Their memories are cleansed, their guilts lifted, and the island transforms into a vibrant paradise. A rescue ship appears, signaling their return to reality. Ilan, his role fulfilled, speaks his first words ("It remembers now. It remembers how to sing.") before disappearing, leaving his iridescent grey stone as a memento. Years later, the survivors are transformed. Rowan is a reverent captain; Elara, a cartographer charting cosmic dimensions; Silas, a storyteller of redemption; and Nadia, an artist translating cosmic harmonies. The island, now a benevolent, radiant presence, reappears only under certain moons, a gentle guardian that guides lost sailors away from its shores. "The Island That Swallows Ships" evolves from a tale of terror into a powerful legend of hope, empathy, and the extraordinary capacity for connection to heal even the deepest cosmic wounds.


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Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9798232517038
  • Publisher: Bilal Chairi
  • Publisher Imprint: Bilal Chairi
  • Height: 203 mm
  • No of Pages: 74
  • Returnable: N
  • Returnable: N
  • Weight: 132 gr
  • ISBN-10: 8232517034
  • Publisher Date: 08 Oct 2025
  • Binding: Paperback
  • Language: English
  • Returnable: N
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  • Spine Width: 4 mm
  • Width: 127 mm


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