The Island of Charon. Playing Another Reality. Antoine de Saint-Exupery Award

“THE ISLAND OF CHARON” is a philosophical thriller in the spirit of A. de Saint-Exupery. The lighthouse of that Island is the Wish Tree. Magicians fulfill dreams for a couple of lanterns, but Alice has nightmares about her own drowning, she is haunted by the shadow of the late beekeeper, and a strange child calls her mom. Can the victim and the executioner, in love with each other, unravel the secret of the Island’s owner, who lives in the Cemetery of Memories, to leave the cursed place forever? PROLOGUE. THE VICTIM AND THE EXECUTIONER0.1. THE GIRL AND THE SEA0.2. THE ISLE OF BLACK MAGICIANSCHAPTER 1. THE FISHERMAN1.1. FISHING NETS1.2. THE GIRL WHO WAS LOOKING FOR HER MOTHER1.3. THE BOY WHO ASKED FOR A LANTERN1.4. THE OLD MAN WITH BLACK BIRDSCHAPTER 2. DEAD WATER2.1. THE OCEAN COMES SILENTLY2.2. A SCARY MARKET2.3. A GIANT SHIPCHAPTER 3. THE CAPTAIN OF THE SHIP3.1. THE CAPTAIN3.2. THE GIRL, AGAIN?!3.3. AND ONCE MORE… THE BOY!3.4. VOODOO PROCESSIONCHAPTER 4. THE CAVE OF MAGICIANS4.1. LIFE IS TOO SHORT4.2. ATHOS ROSARY4.3. WISH NO. 1CHAPTER 5. THE WISH TREE5.1. THE BEEKEEPER5.2. AN ABANDONED LIGHTHOUSE5.3. THE STARGAZER5.4. THE WISH TREE5.5. DOES IT WORK?!CHAPTER 6. BLOOD WITH MILK6.1. THE CONFECTIONER6.2. MOM?!6.3. MAGICIANS’ GRANDCHILDRENCHAPTER 7. THE MOON BOOK7.1. THE SHADOW OF THE BEEKEEPER7.2. THE PIER7.3. THE MOON BOOK AND THE SUN BOOK7.4. TATA AND MARK7.5. WISH NO. 2CHAPTER 8. FRIDAY, THE 13TH8.1. ANTICIPATION OF THE FULL MOON8.2. THE LAKE OF LOVERS8.3. THE DATE OF MY DEATH8.4. THE NIGHTMARECHAPTER 9. CHARON’S SECRET9.1. THE STARS AND THE FATE9.2. CHARON, THE OLD MAN9.3. WISH NO. 3CHAPTER 10. DEATH, THE 2ND10.1. MY ASTRAL DIARY10.2. TRANSFORMATION OF ILLUSIONS10.3. PARADISE FOR DARK SOULS10.4. THE CEMETERY OF MEMORIES10.5. DEATH THE SECOND