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Reviewed by Anne Boiling for Readers' Favorite
In 1660 AD, Father Ignatius sent Jacob on an almost impossible mission: to retrieve an object of great importance to the church. The instructions were rather vague. He was to find the temple of the Hindu goddess Sita, close to the Coleroon River. The artifact would be close-by or on the idol. His only other clue was that he would know where the artifact was when he looked deep into Sita's eyes. The moment he saw the object, he knew it was what he sought. He managed to escape with it; but when the Melshanti discovered the theft, he placed a curse upon anyone possessing the glare of Sita: “Cursed be anyone possessing the glare of Sita! May her eyes be the only eyes he ever sets his gaze upon again as he dies a horrible death! May his markerless grave be the stomachs of the wild beasts that shall tear his body asunder. And cursed be his family, his children and grandchildren till the 20th generation!”
By 2010, there were those who would still risk the price to possess the cursed glare of Sita. The Canadians and Chinese soon became involved. North Korea wanted it so bad they were willing to start a war. Was the object cursed or was man self-destructive?
The Eye of the Idol is a brilliant work of fiction with bits of facts thrown in. Author Paul Dayton was doing research for a short story when he learned of a curse. With more research he found more interesting events. He ingeniously tied it all together to create a fascinating read. His plot is fascinating, and the characters are well-developed. I will be watching for more works of Paul Dayton.
