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: http://amzn.to/yTvZPG
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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