As
the modern world establishes itself and pushes the supernatural into the
shadows, the supernatural fights back.
The
Darkening Dream is a chilling new dark fantasy novel
by Andy Gavin, creator of Crash Bandicoot and Jak & Daxter, that has
received rave reviews on Amazon and Goodreads and is FREE for two days only on Amazon Kindle (February 7th to
8th)! Download your FREE copy here.
Long-time readers of dark historical
fantasy (Tim Powers, Guy Gavriel Kay, Katherine Kurtz) will appreciate the
weaving together of mythology, occult, and religion, while younger readers and
fans of HBO dramas (True Blood,
Carnivàle) or urban fantasy
(Laurell K. Hamilton, Kim Harrison, Jim Butcher) will be drawn to the twisted
imagination, graphic action, and romantic tension.
About
The Darkening Dream
Even as the modern world pushes the
supernatural aside in favor of science and steel, the old ways remain. God,
demon, monster, and sorcerer alike plot to regain what was theirs.
1913,
Salem, Massachusetts –
Sarah Engelmann’s life is full of friends, books, and avoiding the pressure to
choose a husband, until an ominous vision and the haunting call of an
otherworldly trumpet shake her. When she stumbles across a gruesome corpse, she
fears that her vision was more of a premonition. And when she sees the murdered
boy moving through the crowd at an amusement park, Sarah is thrust into a dark
battle she does not understand.
With the help of Alex, an
attractive Greek immigrant who knows a startling amount about the undead, Sarah
sets out to uncover the truth. Their quest takes them to the factory mills of
Salem, on a midnight boat ride to spy on an eerie coastal lair, and back,
unexpectedly, to their own homes. What can Alex’s elderly, vampire-hunting
grandfather and Sarah’s own rabbi father tell them? And what do Sarah’s
continuing visions reveal?
No less than Gabriel’s Trumpet, the tool that
will announce the End of Days, is at stake, and the forces that have banded to
recover it include a 900 year-old vampire, a trio of disgruntled Egyptian gods,
and a demon-loving Puritan minister. At the center of this swirling cast is
Sarah, who must fight a millennia-old battle against unspeakable forces,
knowing the ultimate prize might be her very soul.
The Reviews
Are In
"A vampire novel with actual bite."
~The Kirkus Reviews
"Mr. Gavin has brought something
refreshingly new to a genre now suffused with poorly-concealed bodice-rippers
which have more in common with Fabio than Bram Stoker: depth. His big baddies
are scary, not romantic interests, and the added religious lore is complex and
engaging. Don't expect another Twilight -- the story can get downright creepy,
so be prepared for a return to the old horror sensibilities of supernatural
fiction." ~Amazon Review
"With Mr. Gavin's video-game pedigree, I was
expecting something aimed squarely at the 18-25 year old fanboy contingent;
what I got in The Darkening Dream was something wholly unexpected: A period
novel with a female protagonist, a crash-course on Judaism in the colonial
years, and multi-layered series of plot arcs featuring a crazy cast of natural
and supernatural characters populating 18th Century Colonial America."
~Amazon Review
"…A perfect blend of mystery, magic and
myth. A grown-up Grimm's fairy tale...emphasis on grim." ~Amazon Review
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just sayin,
-Kare
just sayin,
-Kare
