Available now on my blog is ‘Lights Out’, the second episode of my free grimdark fantasy serial, The Blackswords. It’s set in the same world as the novel I’m currently drafting, although it’s a very different kind of story. Enjoy, and please do tell me what you think.
The terrifying premise at the heart of The Painted Man by Peter V. Brett is compelling. For three centuries humanity has lived in fear of the setting of the sun, which portends the rising of demons from the earth to slaughter them during the hours of darkness. The only protection against the hordes are magical defensive wards that keep them at bay until the sun rises once more. @bookstodon