In a small Pennsylvania town, one of the most famous women in history - a woman who the world has believed dead for almost two decades - is dying. John Chambers walked away from his life eighteen years ago to become the woman's bodyguard. He gave up everything - including the woman he loved - because he believed that was his destiny. But destiny has other ideas. In the tradition of BRIGHT LIGHTS, BIG CITY and A PRAYER FOR THE DYING, NEW AVALON is Robert Swartwood's finest work yet. Praise for NEW AVALON: "NEW AVALON is a suspenseful examination of love, loyalty, and identity that gathers steadily in tension and will leave its mark on your heart." -- Benjamin Percy, author of THE DEAD LANDS, RED MOON and THE WILDING