Psychological fantasy at its finest.
The complete Adjacent Monsters duology, including a bonus novelette, compiled in a single volume.
"Beautiful, profane, and existential in equal measure, Luke Tarzian's tale of memory and self-deception will bleed into your dreams."-Yaroslav Barsukov, Nebula-nominated author of Tower of Mud and Straw
"A a captivating, melancholy tale with complex characters and rich, surreal worldbuilding."-J.T. Greathouse, author of The Hand of the Sun King
"Tarzian is a modern day Poe, weaving together strands of dark fantasy with an in-depth exploration of his characters' psyches."-Justin Gross, FANFIADDICT
"An all consuming dreamscape the likes of Poe or Morpheus."-Ashley Brennan, FANFIADDICT
BOOK 1: THE WORLD MAKER PARABLE
Guilt will always call you back... Rhona is a faithful servant of the country Jémoon and a woman in love. Everything changes when her beloved sets the ravenous Vulture goddess loose upon the land. Forced to execute the woman she loves for committing treason, Rhona discovers a profound correlation between morality and truth. A connection that might save her people or annihilate them all.
You are a lie... Varésh Lúm-talé is many things, most of all a genocidal liar. A falsity searching for the Phoenix goddess whom he believes can help him rectify his atrocities. Such an undertaking is an arduous one for a man with missing memories and a conscience set on rending him from inside out. A man whose journey leads to Hang-Dead Forest and a meeting with a Vulture goddess who is not entirely as she seems.
BOOK 2: THE WORLD BREAKER REQUIEM
Prince of Woe... Avaria Norrith is the adopted heir to the Ariathan throne. But that means little to a man who, for the better part of fifteen years, has sought and failed to earn his mother's love. Fueled by pride and envy, Avaria seeks the means to prove himself and cast away his mental chains. When he's tasked with the recreation of The Raven's Rage he sees his chance, for with the infamous blade he can rewrite history and start anew.
Daughter of the Mountain... Erath has not felt sunlight for a century. Not since Ariath condemned her people to a life of darkness with their misuse of The Raven's Rage. But when an old friend comes seeking the remnants of the ancient sword, Erath cannot contain her curiosity and resolves to lend her aid. Is it true-can history be revised? Can her people be reclaimed?
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