Shadows of Ecstasy

"Shadows of Ecstasy" is a thriller novel by Charles Williams, the British poet, novelist, playwright, theologian, literary critic, and member of the Inklings, an informal literary discussion group associated with C. S. Lewis and J. R. R. Tolkien at the University of Oxford. The novel, which has profound spiritual connotations tells of a mysterious dark force originating from the African Continent that is aimed at destroying Europe. The leader of this evil, Nigel Considine, is an immortal being who has hypnotized the entire African populace to overthrow the rest of the world. Only a group of London friends stand in his way when they discover the true extent of the horrors of his scheme. And the unlikely heroes must find a way to unite in order to defeat the coming wave of tyranny…