The Dark Nest Chronicles

Written by Leanna Renee Hieber

Narrated by Leanna Renee Hieber

Compiled into a single volume for the first time, discover Leanna Renee Hieber’s award-winning Dark Nest saga of futuristic, paranormal novellas. Known more widely for her acclaimed and award-winning Gothic Victorian Fantasy novels such as the Strangely Beautiful, Magic Most Foul and Eterna Files series, Dark Nest was her very first foray into published fiction via a small boutique press. Dark Nest was awarded the 2009 Prism Award for excellence in Fantasy, Futuristic and Paranormal Romance (First place, Novella Category)

In the Dark Nest Chronicles, newly evolved psychically gifted humans have been sent by the Homeworld on a space mission aboard two distinct “Nests”. Relationships between the Light Nest and the Dark Nest have faltered and three distinct sets of commanding officers are sure there’s something insidious behind it. In a matter of hours, in three high-stakes tales told from different perspectives aboard ships and under Homeworld siege, these sets of lovers will be torn apart and reunited, secret survival plans will go into dizzying effect, assassinations and revenges will be attempted and carried out, and death-defying sacrifices must be made. Each of these visionary leaders must do their part to quickly unite their people and discover vast new powers the Homeworld denied them, or else submit to genocide.

“Here's a fresh new voice on the scene. This romance fantasy novella hits all the right notes. Leanna has created a world that is so descriptive it will dance before your eyes. Set in the future, newly evolved psychically gifted humans are sent by the Homeworld to charter new territory. But as they discover betrayal, they also realize their true potential. I say pick this one up." - Maria of RomanceNovel.tv on Dark Nest

“The best thing about sci-fi is the exploration of all the different worlds invented by imaginative writers. Leanna Renee Heiber is imaginative. Even though the book is only novella length, the society she created was interesting, the plot feasible, and the imagery clear. I hope she works more with this story, because I want to see what happens when the tables turn.” – Joysann for Publisher’s Weekly’s “Beyond Her Book”

• Language: English
• Publisher: Bryant Street Publishing
• Release date: Feb 1, 2020
• ISBN: 9781094400228

Leanna Renee Hieber

Leanna Renee Hieber is an actress, playwright, tour guide and the award-winning, bestselling author of Gothic, Gaslamp Fantasy novels such as the Strangely Beautiful, Magic Most Foul, Eterna Files and The Spectral City series as well as the Dark Nest universe of Space Opera novellas. A Haunted History of Invisible Women: True Stories of America's Ghosts, co-authored by Andrea Janes, marks Leanna’s first foray into non-fiction, focusing on narratives where women are centered in haunted house and ghost stories. Her Dark Nest and Strangely Beautiful series have won 4 Prism awards and her work has been included in numerous notable anthologies. Her books have been selected for national book club editions as well as translated into many languages. She crafts whimsical accessories for Torch and Arrow http://etsy.com/torchandarrow and works as a ghost tour guide for Manhattan’s Boroughs of the Dead. Hieber has been featured in film and television on shows like Mysteries at the Museum and Beyond the Unknown. For writers’ resources, free reads and more visit: http://leannareneehieber.com

Reviews for The Dark Nest Chronicles

[Jeff Reyes · Rating: 3 out of 5 stars]

Made it about 5 mins and had to stop. Narration immediately pulls you out of the story. Couldn’t focus on anything else. Auditory version of teaching your kid to drive and they keep hitting the brakes. Not bombing it bc it might be good for someone else.

[Rebecca · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

I love that this version has everything all together. It absolutely helped with keeping track of where I was (I generally have two or three books on the go). It's a beautiful story filled with amazing relationships that made me clutch at my heart more times than I'd like to admit.

[Ruth Galicia-lopez · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

I enjoyed these books. The story was a great idea, and it had interesting characters.

[Mila · Rating: 2 out of 5 stars]

I don't like to sound of the reader, to strange.

[Ciprian S · Rating: 3 out of 5 stars]

It was an interesting book perspective of human evolution ?

[Chris Hitze · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

The book had a good story, but the narration was poor. It was distracting when she had pauses where they did not belong. Her singing at the end was beautiful though.

[Verbannon · Rating: 2 out of 5 stars]

To be honest as a rule Im not a fan of stories where the main characters are inherently superior to everyone else. Even less so when they are part of an actual master race. And nothing about this story drew me in.

[Pat Woodworth · Rating: 1 out of 5 stars]

I don't care for the narrator's style. Too slow and emotionless.

[Charlene · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

Interesting premise. Very well executed. Good characters. Excellent story with a good ending. Minimal smut and no bad language to speak of.

[William Hillmann III · Rating: 1 out of 5 stars]

terrible narration; inflection and pauses at wrong points; narrator is the author, adding a bizarre note; leave the narration to a professional narrator; stick to what you do best.