Ash fills the blighted skies above the Kingdom of Sufildrus, corpses litter her streets.
Leaf and Hadria Ciconia need food. They need shelter for their children. They need to escape the Blight.
And so they take to the road. They make for the Realm of Noria in search of refuge and a new chance at life. Though to escape the wastes, they must first pass through the Wild Lands. They must pass through the shadow of a Titan’s Keep, imploring the gods that these colossal and mysterious beings spare them on their journey.
This is only the beginning.
And it will soon come to light whether the family’s fate rests in their own hands…or something bigger.
From Eastin DeVerna (Samurai Grandpa, A. Guardian) Jade Zhang (Jim Henson’s The Storyteller), Shawn Daley (TerraQuill, Better Place), and Marcus Jimenez (Deadly Living, The Whole World Blind), comes Dauntless Stories’ debut illustrated novel — a harrowing tale of survival and family, of resolve, and of hope for a better future.
Eastin DeVerna is a writer of comics and prose such as Samurai Grandpa, A. Guardian, The Runner: A Post Apocalyptic Tale, Mother: A Post Apocalyptic Tale, The Witch’s Blade, and more. He’s been published by Source Point Press, Don’t Take Pictures, The Southampton Review, and is always looking for new projects and creative collaborations. When he’s not writing, he enjoys spending time with his wife and daughter, traveling, cooking, and battling aphids in the garden.
Deverna, Zhang and Daley take us on a trek through a dark world, seen through the eyes of a small but mighty family, attempting to survive amidst monsters - human and Titan. They wrestle with demons of the inner and outer variety as they cling to one another and take on an unlikely ward who reveals herself to be the harbinger of unexpected revelations.