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Chasing Danaera - a horror-infused fantasy novella
I have dragged my new novella, Chasing Danaera, kicking and screaming into the world!
Anyone who follows me on Twitter may already know that this one has been a difficult, uncooperative project. I've struggled with it all year, abandoned it multiple times, and written it across many moods. But at long last, it is complete!
Chasing Danaera is the tale of a young man who abandons his wife (with a stillborn child) to pursue the woman of his dreams, a nymph, into her forest homeland. "Wow, what a hero," you might say, in your best sarcastic voice... and you'd be right. I don't write heroes.
Garrick is a youth torn between the traditional expectations of his father and fellow villagers, and his hunger for a wild creature, supernatural in her beauty. He chooses the fantasy of reuniting with Danaera the nymph over his solid and dependable young wife, Cadie.
The tale is composed of several different elements - a fantasy adventure, albeit a dark one; a horror tale both psychological and visceral; and a romance... of sorts. If you want something to swoon over, this ain't it.
Anyway, I'd rather not give too much away, so I'll just mention that Chasing Danaera features several of my hallmarks - buckets of supernatural creatures and a dangerous forest among them - so despite the different angle, my readers should feel at home. There are pesky sprites and cannibal wights and oversexed rusalki (or fauns, if fauns are more your thing.)
Okay, maybe I'm giving a lot away. But to find out how all this fits together, you'll have to read it!
Chasing Danaera is tentatively scheduled for January 11 2020 on Kindle (USA/Canada/U.K.) I'm still working on the paperback release which may or may not be simultaneous. More news to come!
Anyone who follows me on Twitter may already know that this one has been a difficult, uncooperative project. I've struggled with it all year, abandoned it multiple times, and written it across many moods. But at long last, it is complete!
Chasing Danaera is the tale of a young man who abandons his wife (with a stillborn child) to pursue the woman of his dreams, a nymph, into her forest homeland. "Wow, what a hero," you might say, in your best sarcastic voice... and you'd be right. I don't write heroes.
Garrick is a youth torn between the traditional expectations of his father and fellow villagers, and his hunger for a wild creature, supernatural in her beauty. He chooses the fantasy of reuniting with Danaera the nymph over his solid and dependable young wife, Cadie.
The tale is composed of several different elements - a fantasy adventure, albeit a dark one; a horror tale both psychological and visceral; and a romance... of sorts. If you want something to swoon over, this ain't it.
Anyway, I'd rather not give too much away, so I'll just mention that Chasing Danaera features several of my hallmarks - buckets of supernatural creatures and a dangerous forest among them - so despite the different angle, my readers should feel at home. There are pesky sprites and cannibal wights and oversexed rusalki (or fauns, if fauns are more your thing.)
Okay, maybe I'm giving a lot away. But to find out how all this fits together, you'll have to read it!
Chasing Danaera is tentatively scheduled for January 11 2020 on Kindle (USA/Canada/U.K.) I'm still working on the paperback release which may or may not be simultaneous. More news to come!
