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Dark Muse
Dark Muse
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Does music have the power to invade the soul?


Beware of the Dark Muse...  

Sixteen year old Muddy Rivers has always wanted to fit in with the "regular" crowd. He aches for a romance with his blind friend, Poe, but knows he doesn't stand a chance. He hopes that his life as the guitarist for his band, the Accidentals, will help him accomplish gaining her attention and acceptance from others.. But then his older brother disappears playing a mysterious song and Muddy is plunged into a world of music where songs come to life. He learns where musicians get their ideas and at what price. He must learn to harness the power of the legendary crossroads and what lies on the other side if they are to conquer a series of trials which no one expects "special" or "different" teens to even survive.

Along with drummer Otis, singer Poe, and saxophonist Corey, each battling their own disabilities or demons, Muddy must cross the river that is the source for all creativity. Once there, the band fights a world alive with horrors none can imagine and realize their path to redemption is hindered by two obstacles that may trap them there forever, if not destroy them: the Tritons, vicious inhuman leaders of the strange world, and the Dark Muse, something, or someone who wields the full power of the River. Their fight to survive and retrieve his brother calls for them to build a stairway to heaven, sail smoke on the water, become iron men, and walk this way across the abyss. But their ultimate battle may prove in vain--it might not save Muddy's brother from the darkness, and may awaken something far more deadly.

This title is published by Melange Books LLC and is distributed worldwide by Untreed Reads.
LanguageEnglish
PublisherUntreed Reads
Release dateAug 1, 2013
ISBN9781612356617
Dark Muse
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David Simms

David Simms now lives in the Shenandoah Valley of Virginia with his wife, newborn son and two furballs after escaping New Jersey and Massachusetts. A special education teacher, college English instructor, counselor, music therapist and book reviewer, he moonlights in the Slushpile band on lead guitar with F. Paul Wilson, Heather Graham and Alexandra Sokoloff, performing across the country. His short stories have been published in various anthologies and he is currently working on the sequel to Dark Muse and a historical thriller about one of the country's darkest secrets. Feel free to email him about Dark Muse, music, books, or life at davidsimmsmuse.com

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