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Ferryman
A coastal town faces dark magic in this spine-crawling thriller by T.B. Phillips and Charter Comics!
Not long after the Salem Witch Trials, a coven hides its rituals beneath a rocky shore. Curtis Charles, a young man terrified of the sea, stumbles upon family secrets. Swept into a tempest of betrayal, lies, and schemes, the fabric of his world rips apart while pirates and witches compete over a sinister treasure. Their greed will be judged when the Ferryman comes...
Based on the Ferryman Tales comic series created by Chris Hays and McLain McGuire.
Not long after the Salem Witch Trials, a coven hides its rituals beneath a rocky shore. Curtis Charles, a young man terrified of the sea, stumbles upon family secrets. Swept into a tempest of betrayal, lies, and schemes, the fabric of his world rips apart while pirates and witches compete over a sinister treasure. Their greed will be judged when the Ferryman comes...
Based on the Ferryman Tales comic series created by Chris Hays and McLain McGuire.
166 pages, Hardcover
Published October 9, 2022
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T.B. Phillips
16 books97 followersScience Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America - Full Member
Winner - 2021 Independent Press Awards
Finalist - 2021 International Book Awards
T.B. Phillips debuted in 2019 with his award winning series Dreamers of Andalon, a cautionary fantasy adventure taking place twelve hundred years in our future and set in the age of sail. He has been lauded for his skillfully choreographed sea battles and action sequences, painting a vibrant picture of detail directly into the reader's mind.
He is a former sailor and educator. He served the United States Navy as a Chief Cryptologic Technician and Analyst, living out his own adventures while learning about the world. Many of characters are a sum of the people he met and interacted with during his travels, as evidenced by the comradery displayed in his novels. He retired from active duty in 2008 and taught English and History before becoming a public school principal.
He began his novelist journey after a challenge by his children. As a single father he worked hard to encourage literacy and interest in the arts, and he and his children read and discussed books of all genres throughout the years.
T.B. Phillips is originally from Wichita Falls, TX and resides in Fort Worth, TX with his beautiful wife (and super-intelligent marketing manager) and their blended family of six children.
He humbly thanks you for finding his work entertaining, and hopes to do so for many years to come!
Winner - 2021 Independent Press Awards
Finalist - 2021 International Book Awards
T.B. Phillips debuted in 2019 with his award winning series Dreamers of Andalon, a cautionary fantasy adventure taking place twelve hundred years in our future and set in the age of sail. He has been lauded for his skillfully choreographed sea battles and action sequences, painting a vibrant picture of detail directly into the reader's mind.
He is a former sailor and educator. He served the United States Navy as a Chief Cryptologic Technician and Analyst, living out his own adventures while learning about the world. Many of characters are a sum of the people he met and interacted with during his travels, as evidenced by the comradery displayed in his novels. He retired from active duty in 2008 and taught English and History before becoming a public school principal.
He began his novelist journey after a challenge by his children. As a single father he worked hard to encourage literacy and interest in the arts, and he and his children read and discussed books of all genres throughout the years.
T.B. Phillips is originally from Wichita Falls, TX and resides in Fort Worth, TX with his beautiful wife (and super-intelligent marketing manager) and their blended family of six children.
He humbly thanks you for finding his work entertaining, and hopes to do so for many years to come!
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September 10, 2023As an author, I do not review my own works. I use this space to communicate to readers, and bring news I can't wait to share.
Congratulations to the lucky winners of the 100 book giveaway on September 9th! I hope "Ferryman" rings in Spooky Season for all of you! For everyone who didn't win, please check out this fun, supernatural thriller and let me know what you think.
Ferryman was a new type of novel for me. I usually write science fiction and fantasy, but could not pass down this chance at collaboration. When Chris Hays and McLain McGuire asked me to adapt their comic series to novel form, I leapt at the chance to say yes!
I hope you find this story chilling, insightful, entertaining, and as fun to read as it was to write!
Tom "T.B." Phillips
Congratulations to the lucky winners of the 100 book giveaway on September 9th! I hope "Ferryman" rings in Spooky Season for all of you! For everyone who didn't win, please check out this fun, supernatural thriller and let me know what you think.
Ferryman was a new type of novel for me. I usually write science fiction and fantasy, but could not pass down this chance at collaboration. When Chris Hays and McLain McGuire asked me to adapt their comic series to novel form, I leapt at the chance to say yes!
I hope you find this story chilling, insightful, entertaining, and as fun to read as it was to write!
Tom "T.B." Phillips
February 20, 2023
I received a complimentary copy of this book from Reedsy Discovery. I voluntarily chose to read and post an honest review.
Ferryman (Creepy Creations) by T. B. Phillips is based on the Ferryman Tales comic series created by Chris Hays and McLain McGuire. I haven’t read their comic series, but after reading this book, I want to.
First off, the cover was sensational. It was spooky and mysterious, sparked fear, and the Ferryman’s eyes were mesmerizing. I could see a person becoming lost in them while their body trembled in fear over his arrival. When the transporter of the dead comes for you, you best be prepared to answer his riddle or your dues. Those who can’t pay are cursed to drown for 100 years. Not a fate I would want to live.
Many characters in the Ferryman (Creepy Creations) faced judgment day, and they had to answer for their sins. Greed and power were the roots of evil expressed. This story hammers home the point of not letting greed corrupt your soul.
Besides the hypnotic cover, the story had other elements that kept me engrossed to the ending credits. First, the story’s broken up into parts that contain different points of view from key characters such as Curtis Charles, Mary Griggs, and Captain Thomas Tew. Scenes were replayed but viewed through their eyes. We got to witness how they interpreted the events and who caused the train of events that would bring about the arrival of the Ferryman. Curtis’s POV was filled with unimaginable pain and unthinkable sights. Mary’s scenes were the most horrifying, in my opinion. She saw things of pure horrors and ghostly figures. Visions that would drive anyone insane and did.
I hope a movie studio discovers the Ferryman (Creepy Creations) and works its cinematic magic to bring it to life. If they do, I will be there on opening night!
If your reading tastes center on mythology, witchcraft, dark magic, or the paranormal, you must read Ferryman (Creepy Creations). It’ll hook you from the “Prologue,” where the Drake sinks, to the ending scenes when the Ferryman delivers the souls to their final destination.
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October 12, 2022
This is different from T.B. Phillips' other books in that he collaborated with Chris Hays and McLain McGuire, taking their bestselling Ferryman comic series and turning it into a novelization. And it works! You do not have to have read the aforementioned series to appreciate the book, but if you already read the series, Phillips will give you details and elaborations that make it that much better. Phillips is a great writer, one of the absolute best, and this collaboration was a long time coming. He tells this tale with his usual grasp of the English language, telling a horror story with such prose that you might think you are reading Hawthorne or Tolkien with a dash of King in there for good measure. Phillips is at his best here, and Phillips at his best is untouchable.
October 13, 2022
I have never read the comic series this is based on, just WOW! What a wonderful book T.B. Phillips has done it justice, I am sure. Very tempted to give the comics a try Ferryman is based off of. Love the details vividly picturing the whole story. Cover is an amazing work of art in its own right. Another great book by T.B. Phillips hope to have more coming in this series
October 16, 2023
Liked it- the three main narratives wove together quite nicely. Solid story from start to finish, excited to check out more by this author! Would recommend and would read again- also it’s sufficiently spooky!
October 14, 2022
great book and characters
This book had a great storyline and characters I read it in one day. I can’t wait to read the next one.
This book had a great storyline and characters I read it in one day. I can’t wait to read the next one.
August 6, 2025
This is good.
I can’t wait to continue the next story. This is not my normal cup of tea but I enjoyed reading this and learning about the ferryman.
I can’t wait to continue the next story. This is not my normal cup of tea but I enjoyed reading this and learning about the ferryman.
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