Sleeping Beauty: Danger Within

By Chris Van Dyk

Amnesiac Aurora - the Sleeping Beauty of fame and legend - awakens suddenly to find herself in a familiar but otherwise unknown room. Friends become enemies, enemies become heroes, and readers are treated to a climatic ending after a grisly battle that transcends both time and space.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Chris Van Dyk
• Release date: Jun 3, 2013
• ISBN: 9781301374878

Chris Van Dyk

Salutations, dear readers! My name is Chris. I've been a writer for a number of years now. My first book, "Awaken: The Hollowstone Chronicles" was originally printed by Tate Publishing in 2009. I have since left Tate and am now publishing exclusively online. My favorite genres are horror, suspense, mystery, fantasy, and sci-fi. Please check back often as I'm getting pretty prolific as of late! The first three books of my Hollowstone Chronicles are now available and have the green light for Premium Catalog status! Book IV has been outlined and I just recently started on it. I'm hoping to release it sometime in 2016 (updated as I was originally planning for 2015... moving to a new state for a new job tends to throw a monkey wrench into writing projects)l. Book V is... well, it's in there somewhere. Stay tuned! I have also written a book about my experiences as an American teaching English in Korea. Trust me, the act of simply taking a shower is enough to write a book over there! Be sure to check out "A Life Less Ordinary!" I've taken up several smaller, but definitely significant writing projects. I took my first swing at including LGBT writing in my arsenal with "Both Sides of the Fence." In May 2016, I hope to release a series of mind-bending short stories in a collection entitled "An Unusual Anthology." Book IV of the Hollowstone Chronicles (should) be released in October. Lastly, my first children's book, another anthology called "The Heroes Chronicles" should be released on Black Friday 2016. Other than that, I'm an English teacher, a martial artist, a linguist, and a pretty darn good cook if I do say so myself. I'm originally from Dublin, VA, but I relocated to Carrboro, NC after living for three years in Baton Rouge. When I figure out what I want to be when I grow up, I'll let you know. Thank you for visiting my page and taking an interest in my books! If you'd like to know more, please feel free to connect with me via Facebook. Sadly, I'm hopelessly addicted to Facebook, but it's a good place to get updates for that reason. Happy reading!

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Sleeping Beauty: Danger Within

Chris Van Dyk

Copyright 2013 Chris Van Dyk

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Once upon a time, a young girl awakened from a nightmare…

Her first sensation was the shooting pain that radiated through her skull. It felt as though ravenous wolverines were desperately trying to claw their way out of her head, marauding for any orifice they could find or create. Sitting up in bed