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The 13
Series · 4 books · 2017-2020

Books in series

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#1

The 13

Tales of Illusory

2017

Evil underwater pixies, Vampires, Norse gods, lycans, puppeteers, ghosts, psychopathic neighbors, and more... These 13 enchanted tales will haunt you long after you've finished reading them. You'll second guess everything, check your closets before sleeping, and peek over your shoulders by day. Down down in the depths they fell, bodies in the dark of a liquid hell. Enter if you dare... This is the first collection in The 13 series. Will you survive all 13? This is the 13 series. Each collection is standalone, based on a different theme, and only released in October. They can be read in any order. The 13: Tales of Illusory (1) The 13: Tales of Macabre (2) The 13: Surreal Tales (3) The 13: Scelestic Tales (4) The 13: Peeper Tales (5) The 13: Traveler's Tales (6)
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Tales of Macabre

2018

Can you survive all 12? Killer watermelons, murderous jewelry boxes, centenarian sea whisperers, creatures of myth/legend, and more... This supernatural story collection will make you reconsider everything you thought you knew. At night you'll hover under your covers while looking over your shoulder in the day. Down, down in the depths they fell; bodies in the dark of a liquid hell. Can you survive all 12?
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Surreal Tales

2019

Haunted spaces and creepy places, music from beyond the grave, otherworldly encounters, a deadly basketball game, and more... This collection of surreal tales ventures into the paranormal as you've never read them before and will turn your dreams into nightmares that haunt your every thought. Down, down, in the depths they fell, bodies in the dark of a liquid hell. What keeps you up at night?
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The 13

Scelestic Tales

2020

Some evil is born, some is created, And some merely exists. But however it evolves, beware the fury of a wicked woman scorned. This collection of twisted tales takes you inside the minds of some of the most evil women you never want to meet. Witches, nuns, housewives, more—they’ll steal your heart while slaying your soul. You have been warned. This is the 13 series. Can you survive all 13?

Author

Stephanie Ayers
Stephanie Ayers
Author · 6 books

A creative ninja with a dark mind and a quirky nature, Stephanie Ayers writes all the words and spins twisted tales filled with horror, fantasy, suspense, and anything in between. With a trunk full of tricks thanks to a checkered past, she haunts Irish castles and snowy mountaintops in her dreams while living the unicorn life in Ohio disguised as a human. When she isn’t listening to the voices in her head, she spends her days as a mom, Gigi, cat lover, and Netflix binger, while avoiding housework at all costs. Her debut novella, Til Death Do Us Part, was published in 2013, and her work appears in several anthologies and collections. Along with many solo works, she currently has two serials to her name, the stand-alone horror volumes of The 13 series, and her epic 5 book fantasy series, Destiny Defined. To find out more about Stephanie's daily living and all about her books and writing, subscribe to her newsletter: https://www.subscribepage.com/o6e0l9 Her favorite quote is: "The blank page is a canvas on which the writer paints a story."-Stephanie Ayers

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