The Blood Below: #1-4

by Morgan Quaid, Willi Roberts (contributor)

Two bodies lay dead in a dark alley—one savaged by some unnatural predator, the other lying serenely like a fallen angel. The only significant clue is a pair of newly minted contact lenses worn by one of the eviscerated victims at his time of death. In an effort to see through the victim’s eyes and unveil a killer, Detective Nick Holden dons one of those lenses, but the world which consequently reveals itself is brimming with dark spectres and impossibilities. The Blood Below is a crime/horror novel which sits within the Rust Chronicles universe, a cosmos dominated by the dream city Rust and the preternatural beings who inhabit it. The book blends weird fiction elements with traditional crime and horror themes, set against a mythical landscape with a steampunk and fantasy vibe.

Genres: Comics, Fantasy

128 pages, Paperback

Published January 30, 2024

About the author

Morgan Quaid is an Australian writer of urban fantasy and horror, specializing in fast-paced page turners set against expansive fantasy backdrops. When Morgan isn’t writing novels, comics, graphic novels, or short stories, he’s usually composing or producing music, or staring with longing and regret at a bar of chocolate.

Published works include: Whiplash Book 1 (Markosia), The Script Rebellion (Markosia), Shadow’s Daughter (Markosia), Idle Thuggery (Markosia).
Upcoming works include: Rust Chronicles (Markosia 2022), The Blood Below (Markosia 2022), A Blade in the Dark (Black Caravan/Scout 2022).

Reviews

[Dom Nuno · Rating 3 out of 5]

An interesting topic that might have been better developed if the stereotypes (the rebel cop, the rules cop, etc) weren’t so thick