The novel opens in the past, in the colonial Congo, in a chilling scene involving cannibals and a Black Presbyterian reverend, William Henry Sheppard. Is he a real person?

January 28, 2026

The novel opens in the past, in the colonial Congo, in a chilling scene involving cannibals and a Black Presbyterian reverend, William Henry Sheppard. Is he a real person?

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