Dreams of the Forgotten Dead

A hope lost. A fury reborn. An ancient warrior awakens.Damian Vesik is back ... but his time in the Abyss changed him. As he grapples to understand his oddly fluctuating powers, a call from his trusted mechanic, Samir, is the last thing he needs. But the strange occurrences at the autobody shop can't be ignored.Calling on Nixie-and a rather odd gift from a water witch clan-Damian uncovers a dreadful creature haunting Samir's shop. Knowing he can't face a basilisk in his current state, his only option is to seek out Gaia in his quest for answers.Yet as destruction closes in on St. Louis, the only hope of salvation could be the ghost of an Utukku ... one who is downright cranky about being dead. Eric is a former bookseller, cellist, and comic seller currently living in Saint Louis, Missouri. A lifelong enthusiast of books, music, toys, and games, he discovered a love for the written word after being dragged to the library by his parents at a young age. When he is not writing, you can usually find him reading, gaming, or buried beneath a small avalanche of Transformers.