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FRIENDS OF SKULLGATE - "The Kavordian Library Omnibus"
Christopher Van Dyke • Sep 14, 2020
Four of Chapel Oraham's Books In One Digital Edition
Chapel is one of the founding members of Skullgate Media, and one of the first writers I met when joining the #writingcommunity on Twitter. And they have just released an omnibus collecting four of their books via Amazon Kindle. Chapel wrote two beautiful pieces ("Scattering" and "Dust Motes") for Achten Tan and was one of the most important creative forces behind that book. If you enjoyed their sensual prose in our anthology, you should check out the Kavordian Library Omnibus, where you can get 800 pages for $4.99
(personally, I think Chapel is underpricing their work, so go buy it now before I convince them to charge more). And if you have Kindle Unlimited, you can read it for free!
Here's the description from chapel's blog post announcing the book:
A plague doctor, a prince, a bodyguard, a pack of college students, sentient wolves, & a mad scientist. When a government agency starts WW4, it will take descendants of an ancient line and modern ingenuity to save humanity.
- Fyskar: 1692, a plague doctor returns home after 10 years to for revenge. His hired hand gets it in his head to find out why the man has a vendetta against the area’s most powerful clan. His motivation will effect the outcome of humankind centuries later.
- Subject15: 23rd century, Fane Anson wanted his day to continue as it had on base, without change to routine or expectations. A scout looking for the best shot to teach his men has different plans. They don’t realize their meeting might start World War 4.
- Polaris Skies: Nearing the end of the war, six lifelong friends escape from their hometown when a bomb drops, wiping out the orchards. Something crawls beneath their skin, whispering to them of power. An ancient bloodline resurrected and a genetic experiment mixed with a fervent cult threaten their desire to find a safe place.
- Subgalaxia: The richest scientist in the world decides the war is too much and hatches a plan to change the course of human kind. Time travel and warpholes are on the menu. All he needs is the guy who let World War Four start.
Content Warning:18+, not suitable for young people. Depictions and mention of sex, blood, gore, violence, abuse, suicide, rape, death, homophobia, racism, sexism, drowning, PTSD, psychological trauma, war, language, loss of pregnancy
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Chapel Orahamm is an illustrator, academic, & author, they live in the middle of no-man's-land big sky country. They have a passion for slipstream, romance, LGBTQ novels & the odd short story. Straddling the line between grunge and sappy prose, their world can be found online at the Kavordian Library
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