Award-winning writer explores ancient folklore in debut novel
Inspired by the author's cultural heritage and a lifelong fascination with ancient civilisations, The Ancient Scrolls of Lukutona: The Bleeding Anchors, is a story that has lived in his imagination since childhood. It is an epic tale weaving myth, history, and adventure.
LAUNCHED this week, The Ancient Scrolls of Lukutona: The Bleeding Anchors is a rich tapestry of ancient cultural influences, from South East Asian, Middle Eastern, and South African folklore, with tales of dragons, elves, dwarves, wizards, and the like.
“The novel is an alternate dimension, with its own lore of gods and dragons ruling the earth. The world teeters on the edge of ruin, as a mysterious hybrid race rises from the ashes while an ancient foe writhes in the cosmos, biding his imminent return,” explains author Dayakar Padayachee, a St Henry’s Marist College alumnus. This marks his debut novel.
Padayachee is a South African filmmaker and writer whose award-winning work includes The Caretaker (nominated at the London Director Awards and screened at the Durban International Film Festival 2022), Shadow, and Saloon, earning both national and international acclaim.
Padayachee continues to craft compelling stories across film and literature, driven by a passion for storytelling that transcends mediums.
The book was launched at Ike’s Book Store and it will be sold there too.
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