Book description
Screenwriter of Tim Burton's 'Dark Shadows' and bestselling author
of Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter, Seth Grahame-Smith
rewrites history to retell the truly remarkable story of the
Nativity's 'Three Wise Men'...
It's one of the most iconic vignettes in history: three men on
camels, arriving at a manger, bearing gifts of gold, frankincense
and myrrh. An impossibly bright star is suspended in the vast desert
sky above. It's a moment of serenity and grace. A holy night...
But what do we really know about the Three Kings of the
Nativity? The Bible says little about this enigmatic trio. Not even
their names are mentioned. The historical record is vague at best. How
doe know that they were three kings from the East? What if they were
petty, murderous thieves - led by a mercurial individual called
Balthazar - on the run, escaping through Judea under cover of night
who stumble upon the famous manger, its newborn child and his earthly
parents?
Here, the brilliant and slightly warped mind behind Pride and
Prejudice and Zombies takes a little mystery, plays fast and
loose with a bit of history to weave an epic tale. It's an adventure
that will see these thieves fight the last magical creatures of the
Old Testament, cross paths with historical figures such as Pontius
Pilate and John the Baptist, and deliver the family - as the Bible
tells us - to the safety of Egypt. Indeed, this may just be the
greatest story never told...
Seth Grahame-Smith is an American film and televison writer and
producer, and a bestselling novelist. His first novel
Pride and
Prejudice and Zombies
has now sold over 1 million copies worldwide and his second,
Abraham
Lincoln:Vampire Hunter,
was also a bestseller. As well as writing the screenplay for the film of
Abraham Lincoln
which opens this summer, he has also written the script for Tim
Burton's new film,
Dark Shadows.
Seth Grahame-Smith lives in Los Angeles.
