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Two new Thirteenth Hour stories now out!
As of now, there are two more pieces of writing in "The Thirteenth Hour" universe – two short stories that serve as figurative bookends to the book, though they are meant to stand alone. Putting them out has taken much longer than I anticipated, but luckily, I’ve had a lot of help from beta readers here on Goodreads (many thanks) and my brother, all of whom were invaluable in spotting areas that needed fine tuning.
Anyway, they're finally done, and you can download them on 3/20/15 (which might be now, depending on when you read this).
Although they’re available on amazon.com and there will be a print version of the novelette, “A Shadow in the Moonlight,” you can also download them on Smashwords. They’re free there, since I wanted to give people who bought copies of "The Thirteenth Hour" when it first came out a token of my appreciation.
-“A Shadow in the Moonlight: A Thirteenth Hour Prequel” (~11,000 words): https://www.smashwords.com/books/view...
Summary: a young hunter accidentally interrupts a spell which literally turns him into a shadow, only able to venture out into the world by night, doomed to hunt an elusive, ethereal deer night after night. Interactions with other people leave him with such intense anxiety that he avoids them altogether. He is trapped in this state while encountering an injured runaway, whom he decides to help, despite the personal pain it causes. (I realize this description makes it sounds like a vampire story, but it isn’t, really, though the intention was to make it more gothic in nature than the original book, as the majority of the action takes place in a land of seemingly perpetual night (sort of like Brandon Lee’s "The Crow"). Technically a novelette by word count, it's set a number of years prior to the events in "The Thirteenth Hour" and written in the same new adult/young adult style as the book.
-“Falling Leaves Don’t Weep: A Thirteenth Hour Epilogue” (~2,000 words): https://www.smashwords.com/books/view...
Summary: an elderly king reflects on a life of self-absorption and hedonism after a falling leaf blows into his bedroom one night when he’s unable to sleep. Takes place several decades after the events of The Thirteenth Hour. In contrast to the other story, this one is more of a psychological story, as almost all of the narrative takes place internally, in the King’s head.
Thanks to everyone who helped to make these stories a reality!
Anyway, they're finally done, and you can download them on 3/20/15 (which might be now, depending on when you read this).
Although they’re available on amazon.com and there will be a print version of the novelette, “A Shadow in the Moonlight,” you can also download them on Smashwords. They’re free there, since I wanted to give people who bought copies of "The Thirteenth Hour" when it first came out a token of my appreciation.
-“A Shadow in the Moonlight: A Thirteenth Hour Prequel” (~11,000 words): https://www.smashwords.com/books/view...
Summary: a young hunter accidentally interrupts a spell which literally turns him into a shadow, only able to venture out into the world by night, doomed to hunt an elusive, ethereal deer night after night. Interactions with other people leave him with such intense anxiety that he avoids them altogether. He is trapped in this state while encountering an injured runaway, whom he decides to help, despite the personal pain it causes. (I realize this description makes it sounds like a vampire story, but it isn’t, really, though the intention was to make it more gothic in nature than the original book, as the majority of the action takes place in a land of seemingly perpetual night (sort of like Brandon Lee’s "The Crow"). Technically a novelette by word count, it's set a number of years prior to the events in "The Thirteenth Hour" and written in the same new adult/young adult style as the book.
-“Falling Leaves Don’t Weep: A Thirteenth Hour Epilogue” (~2,000 words): https://www.smashwords.com/books/view...
Summary: an elderly king reflects on a life of self-absorption and hedonism after a falling leaf blows into his bedroom one night when he’s unable to sleep. Takes place several decades after the events of The Thirteenth Hour. In contrast to the other story, this one is more of a psychological story, as almost all of the narrative takes place internally, in the King’s head.
Thanks to everyone who helped to make these stories a reality!
