MARUPA - The Legend of the Lost Tribe

About the Book

This novel is a sequel to MARUPA - The Legend of the Black Pearl which was published in 1997. In the original novel, Marupa, an accomplished warrior on the island of Shantu, falls in love with Alandra, the eldest daughter of the island's chief. Whoever marries Alandra will eventually become chief since the chief had no sons. At the far side of Shantu lies a dangerous and deadly mountain called Kuja. At the very top of Kuja is the black pearl necklace that a previous chief had placed there to memorialize the death of his wife. Whoever retrieves that necklace will marry Alandra. Marupa is challenged by eleven other warriors to bring back the necklace and marry the princess Alandra. It is now years later and another legend is told about a lost tribe that lives beyond Kuja. The legend goes on to reveal that about forty islanders fled their side of the island generations ago when a deadly plague hit the island when many villagers died. Marupa's twin brothers take it upon themselves to go there and see if there actually is another tribe living there. At the same time, a ship of slave traders come to Shantu to capture all of the villagers and sell them as slaves. There is one more storyline that occurs at the same time that will be revealed in this book. Love, danger, excitement, and courage are compiled into this story.

About the Author

Alex is a native Albuquerquean, has served in the U.S. Navy during the Vietnam War, and is semi-retired. His passion has always been writing. He has written songs, poems, spiritual writings, short stories, and five full length novels. At the age of fifteen he wrote his first song and continued creating dozens of songs while in the military. He now has a large collection of all of his writings and is attempting to get them all published. This book is a sequel to the first original version that he wrote and has published, entitled, "MARUPA - The Legend of the Black Pearl." Alex does have ideas for the third sequel and hopes to have book that completed within the next couple of years. Alex is active in the Real Estate Industry, continues on with his writings, and enjoys time spent with his wife Martha, his children, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren. Now, most of Alex's writings are more Christian oriented. He has been a member of Believers Center of Albuquerque for over twenty-seven years, enjoys reading the bible, and utilizing his gifts of writings towards the honor of God.