<p><em>The Moorish Trilogy Part One</em> is the fictitious tale of Othello's journeys and adventures before he was fatally impaled by the quill of Shakespeare.</p><p>Captain Belgae Hawkins spawn of Vikings is a tormented soul secretly battling with his past warring in his sleep and spitting at his demons. In his waking reality his ragtag army dangles on the cusp of a wave of invasion by Othello's legions of ruthless warriors man-eating predators and an elephant brigade.</p><p>Each time Hawkins mounts a resistance his men are overrun retreating further and further west from Egypt via Alexandria Libya Tripoli Carthage and then across the channel to Granada in Spain.</p><p>Battling storms floods and plagues the warring factors form new relationships new allies and new enemies. Life love loss loyalty friendship and betrayal flourish.</p><p>When Will loses his wife Emma Lynn to the plague Hawkins joins Will on a psychological journey through a long cycle of depressive episodes until he reaches acceptance. Narrated from Hawkins' point-of-view the reader never knows what will happen next in this high-speed epic roller coaster adventure. </p><p>Othello has fascinated generation after generation throughout the world for more than 400 years. In this age of sequel and prequel Othello's journeys and adventures are limited only by the boundaries of the sliver of his existence on Shakespeare's stage. Enter <em>The Moorish Trilogy.</em></p><p><strong>About the Author: </strong>Andre Ian Johnson was born and raised in Trinidad and Tobago. He lived in the United States for 20 years and is now settled in Canada. The freelance television writer and producer also worked at Canadian Broadcasting Company for two years.</p>