Briardark

Written by S.A. Harian

Narrated by Brenda Scott Wlazlo

For Dr. Siena Dupont and her ambitious team, the Alpenglow glacier expedition is a career-defining opportunity. But thirty miles into the desolate Deadswitch Wilderness, they discover a missing hiker dangling from a tree, and their satellite phone fails to call out. 

Then the body vanishes without a trace. 

The disappearance isn’t the only chilling anomaly. Siena’s map no longer aligns with the trail. The glacier they were supposed to study has inexplicably melted. Unusual foliage overruns the mountainside, and a tunnel within a tree hollow lures Siena to a hidden cabin, and a stranger with a sinister message…

Holden Sharpe’s IT job offers little distraction from his wasted potential until he stumbles upon a decommissioned hard drive and an old audio file. Trapped on a mountain, Dr. Siena Dupont recounts an expedition in chaos and the bloody death of a colleague.

Entranced by the mystery, Holden searches for answers to Siena’s fate. But he is unprepared for the truth that will draw him to the outskirts of Deadswitch Wilderness—a place teeming with unfathomable nightmares and impossibilities.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Compass and Fern
• Release date: Jan 16, 2023
• ISBN: 9781959500032

Reviews for Briardark

[Remi Hoerr · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

SO GOOD! Each character is nicely fleshed out and you get to see their different perspectives depending on the chapter. The world building is so exciting and captivating! Really well written in painting a picture of not only the surroundings but the characters themselves. Only complaint is I need another book in this world!!!!!

[Megan · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

A wild and trippy read! I’m impatiently awaiting the second book.

[Nina Quartuccio · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

Segmented and jumping back and forth in time, more than you might think, but the sequencing was done extremely well. You were able to follow well. It ended too abruptly for me, seeming like it was leading to a sequel. It is not fantasy as labled but more sci-fi. Not what I was hoping for, but not to discredit the book. Author and narrator were terrific it is a great combination.

[Amanda Emmert · Rating: 2 out of 5 stars]

It started so good and I was so interested i couldn't wait for the explanation and big reveal but there wasn't one. Also very confusing buy maybe I'm just dumb.

[kuro kaya · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

I loved how creepy it is 5 stars out of 5

[Daisy Kirby · Rating: 3 out of 5 stars]

Another reviewer called this "a wild and trippy read" and I laughed, because I was thinking the same, but didn't know how to actually put it into words. Wild and trippy is definitely a perfect description of this story, though. A bit too trippy for myself, but that's just me, not the book. It should definitely keep you guessing as to how it will turn out.