The Wendigo

Aqua Locke wakes up in a ruined farmhouse with no memories-only his name, a grey wool scarf, and a strange, cold Mark burned into his palm. The world outside is broken: cities are empty, the sun burns too hot, and creatures that were once human hunt the survivors.

Chased by ghouls and hunted by the Bastions-a fanatical faction that "purifies" Covenant holders through a brutal procedure called Severance-Aqua discovers that his Mark is a Covenant, a pact made with something called the Outside. But he doesn't remember making the deal, or what it cost him.

When he collides with Samantha, a sharp-tongued survivor with red eyes and a rifle, their reluctant partnership becomes a lifeline. Together, they navigate the wasteland, evade Inquisitors, and uncover the truth about Aqua's lost past. But the more Aqua learns about his Covenant-the Wendigo-the more he realizes that some memories may be gone forever, and that the price of forgetting might be higher than he ever imagined.

The Wendigo Volume I: ANTLERS is the first installment in a dark fantasy series about memory, sacrifice, and the monsters we carry within.