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One crow for sorrow,
Two crows for joy,
Three crows a girl,
Four crows a boy,
Five crows for silver,
Six crows for gold,
Seven crows a story,
Never to be told.
– anonymous folk poem
Seven orphan children;
Bron: poor child of sorrow and resolve in the face of a town of bullies. Mab: capricious child of boundless mirth, and fierce protectiveness. Kendra: young girl struggling to find ...more
Two crows for joy,
Three crows a girl,
Four crows a boy,
Five crows for silver,
Six crows for gold,
Seven crows a story,
Never to be told.
– anonymous folk poem
Seven orphan children;
Bron: poor child of sorrow and resolve in the face of a town of bullies. Mab: capricious child of boundless mirth, and fierce protectiveness. Kendra: young girl struggling to find ...more
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Paperback, 196 pages
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July 31st 2013
by Apocrypha Studios
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Aug 31, 2013
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A unique read told from an innovative central character, Seven Crows lays out the story of seven young characters who are mired in separate circumstances, and each child is in substantial peril in Killam's world. What's innovative is the vehicle he used to carry the story forward: Chaid, the imaginary friend of all the characters, who is unseen to everyone except the children. As you read through, the questions that emerge about Chaid keep you worried through the story, and Killam does a great j
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The first in a series of novels that straddles the line between young-adult and adult. It is an Urban Fantasy / Horror novel based on a setting that I have been developing for over a decade and will be releasing a pen & paper Roleplaying Game for. The initial inspiration for the novel was a poem I ran across online, called Seven Crows.
One crow for sorrow,
Two crows for joy,
Three crows a girl,
Four crows a boy,
Five crows for silver,
Six crows for gold,
Seven crows a story,
Never to be told.
– anonymous ...more
One crow for sorrow,
Two crows for joy,
Three crows a girl,
Four crows a boy,
Five crows for silver,
Six crows for gold,
Seven crows a story,
Never to be told.
– anonymous ...more
It was weird, dark and really quick.
A collection of dark, paranormal stories that are a flash to get through and are enjoyable.
A collection of dark, paranormal stories that are a flash to get through and are enjoyable.
Mr.Killam is my grade 10 English teacher and we got to read this amazing book in his class. This story made me want to come to school I looked forward to coming to school to listen to this book. The best part is it was being read by the author himself. Mr. Killam tells an amazing story in this book. It was very exciting and thrilling and the character development was really amazing. This book is easy to pick up but impossible to put down. The book made me feel emotions, I felt emotions towards t
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Justin Killam was my English teacher for grade 12 and we read some of this book in class. It was awesome so I told my mom about it she got us a copy. It is one of my favourite paranormal books! Excited for more from him. He has inspired me to start publishing my own books.
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Gamer, Writer, Philosopher, Publisher, Teacher, Novelist, Theologian, Author, Game Designer. A storyteller all of his life, Justin first got into weaving tales while playing classic pen and paper RPGs like D&D, VtM, and his own home brewed awesomeness. Creating stories interactively with a group of friends, spending hours obsessing over every facet of a character and their development makes charac
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