Book Synopsis

Miles Blackwell, brilliant 18 year old musician from the inner city, hides a magic gift from the world, believing as his late father believed that “Magic is for the desperate.”

We meet Miles on his graduation day when he’s on top of the world, what with a full scholarship to Harvard, a pretty girlfriend and the love of his community in his favor. But a jealous aunt entraps him in a police action and suddenly his future is in doubt. Miles must flee his native Pittsburgh to face his destiny – a  destiny which leads him to New Orleans and an encounter with the magnificent powers of the Golden Harp of Anansi and the evil cult which holds it captive.

The harp was a gift of the ancient African gods meant to heal humanity, but it was corrupted by a greedy priesthood. Over millennia, the priesthood morphed into a cult which in the present day, uses the harp to create natural disasters in exchange for billions. It is indeed a ‘desperate’ Miles who takes up his magic gift to see how far his powers can take him.   Will they advance him so far that the exclusive cult agrees to make him a billionaire-member? And then what will his destiny be?