Coming March 26th
Myth Stalker: Wendigo Nights, by
Shannon Lawrence
Warrior Muse Press
A late
night call from her mentor sends Selina Moonstone on a mission to Canada,
determined to track down a Wendigo and exterminate it.
Accustomed to facing off with the all too real
creatures of Native American lore, Selina discovers the Wendigo is someone
close to her, forcing her to change gears from destruction to frantic search
for a cure. There's no known way to rid a person of the Wendigo spirit once it
has begun the consumption of the victim's soul, a lesson she learned the hard
way in her youth.
With her loved one's transition to Wendigo
imminent, Selina must fight her own lifelong training as a Myth Stalker and
find another way. She gathers a mismatched group of allies, including a
charming Sin Eater and a conceited mercenary Cryptid hunter from her past, and
embarks on a mission to find a solution before it's too late.
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Bio:
A fan of all things fantastical and
frightening, Shannon Lawrence writes primarily horror and fantasy. Her stories
can be found in over fifty anthologies and magazines in addition to her
collections. Her nonfiction title, The Business of Short Stories, is
available now and her debut urban fantasy novel is releasing March 2024. You
can also find her as a co-host of the podcast Mysteries, Monsters, &
Mayhem. When she's not writing, she's hiking through the wilds of Colorado
and photographing her magnificent surroundings, where, coincidentally, there's
always a place to hide a body or birth a monster. Find her at www.thewarriormuse.com.
1. Nachos are
best when bought from a food stand. Bonus points if it’s the middle of the
night.
Selina and a
friend grab nachos from a local food stand here in Colorado Springs after a
strenuous
assignment. While I don’t name it in the book, it’s inspired by a real stand
near my
house that has
THE BEST Mexican food we’ve found in our city. And it’s open 24 hours! Great
for
an insomniac (or
not great, depending upon how you look at it).
2. Just like
humans, fish need a certain amount of protein in their diet, which they usually
get from
a wide array of
sources, depending upon their size, from worms and insects all the way up to
mammals.
Fresh-caught fish is good for you and tasty, too! Selina’s mentor likes to
catch his
own fish at a
lake near his house. He even catches one each time for a friendly local
mountain
lion named Rocky.
Selina herself is not a big fan of fishing, but she’s happy to sup with her
mentor when he
does the work.
3. Did you know
the U.S. Department of Agriculture has a rule about sandwiches that they can
only
be 50% bread and
must have at least 35% meat? Selina has sandwiches (somewhat reluctantly)
with a certain
fellow in the book. They’re portable and convenient! But I’m pretty sure some
of
my sandwiches
have not been within the rules.
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