Category: Darklaw Saga

Rook’s focus could shift in a blink from what he saw to what he believed without the burden of acknowledging the difference. Like the architecture of a solemn temple, his rugged face nuanced severity in…

You’re wrong, you know. Some people are innocent. I know because I’ve killed many of them. Avestine (Darklaw) Creator Notes I’m working on the cover for the new edition of Darklaw. The new edition (3rd)…

Before she was ten, she had seen more lust and violence than most people ever do, and was more confused about the difference. As often as she tried, as often as she had seen it,…

AVESTAR STEPPED BACKWARD around the tree and ran. Kami didn’t worry about losing him. She worried when the soldiers regained their courage. She leapt to a branch just as a spear sailed between her legs…

AFTER LEAVING THE battle on the beach, Kami had wandered down the coast for some time before she grew hungry. She waded into the sea and caught a blue fish. It flopped in her lap…

“SWARM OF FLYING ants, Excellency.” He kept his head bowed as he spoke. “Weren’t no mounds. Just flies.” Avestine stretched and peered under the man’s collar to see the bite marks stopped there. “Where did…

Avestine was a woman full of dogs, all snarling but ultimately afraid. Kami wondered about a child growing up with such privilege and such violence, a child who had learned her value rested on strength…

“THAT IS WHAT I think, Your Grace.” After a moment, he added, “Unless you want me to think something else.” She thought she might enjoy seeing how far she could push him. “Have something to…

“YOU’RE BOLD FOR a girl,” said Veris. “What makes you think I’m a girl?” He looked her over again, doubting himself. “You’re not a boy.” “No, I’m not.” “What are you then?” “Demonfell.” “Is that…

VERIS SAT ON the balcony of the suite of rooms he shared with his mother. It was past sunset, but torches provided light from steady flames. The night remained windless. Beneath the floor ran a…