Preorder Now! So Dark in Shadow by Markus McDowell

Available in print and eBook December 13, 2022.

A collection of short stories about the extremes we often find ourselves in—sometimes of our own making. Each story uses the adverb “so” in its title, emphasizing the extreme function of the following adjectives (tired, snowy, long, alive, dense, rude…). McDowell uses fantasy, literary fiction, historical fiction, speculative fiction genres to capture his explorations of the human experience. 

• “So Dense” — An unusually dense fog—and a blind woman who seems to know more than climate scientists.
• “So Snowy” — Santa? Is that you? 
• “So Humane” — The ‘louison’ was invented by the French as a humane method of execution…who went first?
• “So Quiet” — What if you came back from vacation unable to speak to certain people?

…and six more unusual and engaging stories by Markus McDowell.

Stories are the music of our lives—they connect us and speak to us in ways that nonfiction cannot. An imprint of Sulis International, Riversong Books publishes historical, literary, contemporary, science fiction, fantasy, and religious fiction that not only entertain, but allow readers to question, celebrate, and explore what it means to be human. Riversong also publishes reprints, both out-of-print novels or older works not readily available in print or eBook form. Visit https://sulisinternational.com/home/riversong-books/