Elise and The Butcher of Dreams

by Steven Welch

An explorer and the assassin sworn to kill her journey across a post-apocalyptic Earth to save a priceless work of art from a murderous cult. She's Elise St. Jacques and her mission is to protect the last remnants of our civilization. She believes that imagination makes us beautiful. In this dark new world, though, imagination gets you killed.

341 pages, Kindle Edition

Published January 25, 2019

About the author

Steve Welch grew up in Daytona Beach, and currently lives in Winter Garden, Florida.
He’s been a theme park entertainment director, radio morning show host, author, convenience store clerk on the midnight shift, and line cook at a beachside seafood joint.
Welch has also had the good fortune to travel the world performing waterski shows with a roving band of aquatic warriors and renegade cultural emissaries known as The Stars of Florida.
Those experiences informed his new satirical novel, "FloridaWorld."

Reviews

[David Solove · Rating 4 out of 5]

Very much enjoyed this second book in the series. A wondrous world full of fantastic creatures. An exciting adventure through a unique post-apocalyptic landscape. The grown-up Elise is an engaging hero. Her companion, the Octo-thing, is an appealing, fascinating sidekick. And the villain - the Butcher of Dreams - is an intriguing enemy to dreams and imagination.

[L Beth · Rating 5 out of 5]

Very well written, an incredible and imaginative journey in a post-post apocalyptic world. That was not a typo.