Vicious Redemption: Five Dark Fantasies

By Michael Warren Lucas

Trapped on a reef with a walking dead man.

A need that cannot be sated or survived.

Nobody else hears the dead dog's murderous ghost.

Whiskey means silence. So do claws.

Mental scars drag the world behind them.

 

SOME SALVATIONS COST TOO MUCH.

 

"The five stories in this collection are a real treat for fans of fantasy and horror. Join writer Michael Warren Lucas as he takes you on a trip through perilous supernatural landscapes and explores the darkness and strength of the human heart." -- Lucy Snyder, multiple Stoker-award-winning author of While The Black Stars Burn and Soft Apocalypses

 

Contains: Wednesday's Seagulls, Pax Canina, Opening the Eye, Breaking the Circle, and Sticky Notes.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Tilted Windmill Press
• Release date: Feb 14, 2022
• ISBN: 9798201517649

Michael Warren Lucas

Michael Warren Lucas is a writer, computer engineer, and martial artist from Detroit, Michigan. You can find his Web site at www.michaelwarrenlucas.com and his fiction (including more stories about life in the universes beyond the Montague Portals) at all online bookstores. Under the name Michael W Lucas, he's written ten critically-acclaimed books on advanced computing.

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