This is the 1 of three books in a triolgy.The Tinieblas Trilogy, Books 1-3 (The Prince, The Dissertation, Mandragon)Richard Morton Koster (1934) is a novelist best known for writing the Tinieblas trilogy, about an imaginary Central American country much like Panama, the author's home for many years. The style is magic realism, reminiscent of that of Garcia Marquez. Recurrent characters include the family of an assassinated dictator of Tinieblas, and there are many incidents of grim violence.