This is a blurb for the back cover of the novel that was finally not used:
AMBER DUSK is a magical tale of love, a fresh novel of ideas, a cross-cultural caravan ride. This ingenious story smells of Calcutta streets and resonates with the seductive tunes of Parisian nights. Robot oracles, French shadowmasters, the enigmatic photographer Valence Jourdain, the mysterious Blue Princess and primitive Indian tribes, colour this fascinating narrative, creating an edgy reality. Rishi the young researcher in love with Valence and Pedro Braganza, the wasted son of a chocolate baron, are drawn and transformed by this world as Rishi gets mixed with a French terror plot and Pedro digs the underbelly of Calcutta. At the heart of the story are the mystical depths of Lake Malaren in Stockholm, where conflicts seem to resolve though not for everyone. What happens to Rishi when he returns from Malaren and how does Pedro deal with the chilling prophecy of the robot oracle? This novel questions, haunts and illuminates in equal measure. Ingenious story-telling at its best.
