Part of Series
Lod enters the forests of Zimri, a gloomy world of oaks, barbarians and the terrible Esus Tree. There the savages hoist the living, leaving them to dangle by their throats from the bloodstained branches. Esus is their hidden god, a First Born. He has spawned half-animal sons, the abominable Emim. Armies clash in this bloody tale. Lod is a scout for the spearmen of Assur, enemies of the forest barbarians. Evil sorcery brings forth horrors and the dark god of the forest twists human passions to his vile ends. Lod battles the offspring of fallen angels and stands against perverted spells that warp the hearts of men. Each tale is novella in length, told by Vaughn Heppner, Writers of the Future winner.
Author
You can visit Vaughn at www.vaughnheppner.com I was born in Canada and remember as a small boy crawling in my snow-fort. I closed my eyes, and when I tried to open them, they were frozen shut. I didn't panic, but wiped away the ice crystals, unglued my eyes and kept on building my tunnel. Those were great days! I moved to Central California before seventh grade and couldn't believe I lived in a land where oranges grew on trees and you could pick grapes from the vine. I used to wonder what I wanted to do with my life, what kind of work specifically. I was miserable not knowing and bordering on desperate. Then one day a friend gave me his typewriter. I began working on a novel. A different person told me it was much easier on a computer, so I bought one and began getting up at 4:30 A.M. each morning before work, writing for three hours. My eyes were unglued once again as the pang of misery left my gut. I knew exactly what I wanted to do: write. So now that's what I do, I write, and write, and write, and I love it.
