Book Release: A Nocturne in Red

REP is pleased to announce the release of "A Nocturne in Red," a novella first published in August 2018 by the Society of Misfit Stories.

The ebook is available at Amazon HERE, and the print version HERE. According to Amazon's Matchbook program, if you purchase the print version, you can download the digital version for free. And the print version is truly lovely.

About the book:

"Nocturne" is the inaugural installment of the adventures of Sanjen of Shar, a musician and mage who never fails to get in over his head. If all goes well, other adventures will follow.

Blurb:

Sanjen Laurelius, a lute-wielding bard, is a rising star. 

He’s also wanted by the emperor. 

When he calls upon his special brand of song-magic to fight off a rampaging harpy, he finds himself the object of unwanted attention: a powerful officer in the emperor’s service hires Sanjen to find the cure for a curse that has transformed a favored concubine into a bloodthirsty monster. 

But Sanjen’s past is catching up with him. Can he find a way to save the victim of the curse before his employer discovers his true identity—and returns him to the emperor in chains?

WELCOME TO RAVEN EYE PRESS

I am so excited to launch my personal indie press, if it can remotely be called that at this point. Undoubtedly, REP is a work-in-progress and an experimental one. I hope, one day, to be able to bring more authors into the fold, but that remains to be determined. So what is Raven Eye Press?

WHO'S INVOLVED?

Currently, REP is an itsy-bitsy indie press with a really cool logo that shows up on the work of author Court Ellyn. Whether REP will take on other authors in the future remains to be determined.

WHAT DO WE PUBLISH?

Well, since it's just me at present, REP publishes my speculative fiction. I like aliens and fairies and clockwork birds and werewolves.

Is REP accepting work by other authors?

No. Please do not send me anything to read, to edit, or to publish. I will delete it unread. Come to think of it, we don't even have a Contact Us page yet. So there you go.

WHY THE RAVEN'S EYE?

Ravens are brilliant birds, and they like shiny things. So do I. Shiny words, shiny prose, shiny ideas, shiny art, shining craft. More, my username at LegendFire Critique Community happens to be Raveneye, so it seemed a fitting choice.

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REVIEW POLICY:

Please do not send me material to review. I am not a prolific nor a fast reader; therefore, I cannot promise a decent turn-around time. The books, novellas, and short stories I review will be chosen due to my personal interests. I am not paid to review anyone's work, and my standards are very high. Each review will receive a rating of one to five "magic wands," and I will do my best to contact independent or beginning authors to inform them that a review of their work has been posted on my blog or here at REP. My opinion is mine alone. Arguments and flaming will not be permitted.

(all of the above information is posted on REP's About page and will remain visible there)