In the storm-lashed hills and isolated backroads of rural New Zealand, something impossible has awakened. Moon Landing was supposed to be safe. Hidden deep within the forests of the King Country, the lantern-lit farmstead had become a sanctuary for monsters trying to build something resembling a life. Vampires, werewolves, and broken people had carved out a fragile existence beyond the reach of the world. But safety never lasts forever. Only weeks after returning from their honeymoon, Nara and Reuben begin noticing strange changes around the property. The forests fall silent after dark. Animals refuse to approach the homestead. Dreams of black water and endless stars spread through the house. Something ancient is moving beyond the boundaries of Moon Landing. Then the impossible becomes undeniable. Nara is pregnant. But nothing about the child obeys normal biology. The pregnancy accelerates at terrifying speed. Telepathic abilities begin emerging around the unborn child. Emotions bleed between minds. Ancient beings hidden for centuries suddenly begin listening. Because the child growing inside Nara is not human. Not vampire. Not werewolf. Something else. As terrifying creatures gather in the forests surrounding Moon Landing, Lucien realises the child may be something the supernatural world has never seen before - and something ancient wants him. Set against the rain-soaked highways, isolated farms, forests, black sand beaches, and forgotten roadside towns of rural New Zealand, Landing Under Firelight blends gothic romance, paranormal horror, supernatural mystery, dark humour, and emotional realism into a deeply character-driven supernatural saga about loneliness, found family, survival, and the emotional cost of immortality. Because some people survive by becoming something else. Others survive by finally allowing themselves to live.
