Blood and Wild Places eBook

A crunch of leaves crushing underfoot came from Sabir’s left. He turned and watched two men approaching, each dressed in the dark red tunics of those that had slaughtered his people.

Blood and Wild Places is set before the Great Collapse and at the same time as The Forge novella. It introduces Cernunnos, a lord of the wilds and a pivotal character in the series. Read more in the full description.

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Four of the oversized warriors that guarded the tent entered the gloomy interior.

“Kneel.”

Each did so, bowing their heads.

Lilah Aldam clenched his fists, his red eyes flashed and each man howled as the blood god’s power ripped through them. Talons stretched from their fingers, their legs lengthened and the muscles in their arms swelled. Armor cracked and split as torso’s enlarged and their skin darkened to a deep red as it hardened. Jaws snapped and reset themselves as already sharpened teeth grew longer. In moments what had been warriors had become horrors.

“A horned one comes for us. He walks as a man, but he is as large as you and antlers stretch from his head. Hunt him down and kill him.”

The creatures lifted their heads, howling and roaring their eagerness to obey, then they rushed from the tent.

I will not be stopped.

Cernunnos is a lord of the wilds and protects all that reside in them. When the Sharib Aldam, the Blood Drinkers, bring death to his domain, he is forced to undertake a quest that will make him question all that he believes in and which will shape his destiny.

Despite there clearly being a huge world yet to be read, the author keeps the focus of this novella dialled in tightly to the story at hand; three unique characters with three different purposes drawn together in one shared goal. Despite being a novella and only having a short time in which to get to know the characters, they are well fleshed out and relatable.











David found a good balance between bright and enriching descriptions whilst also not slowing down the story with flowery prose, keeping it punchy and fast paced. I’ve already started on the author’s other works since finishing this and am looking forward to more.

M.Gilroy, Amazon