Along the Darkening Coast
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  • Reads 86
  • Votes 3
  • Parts 10
  • Time 59m
Ongoing, First published Oct 08, 2016
From the warmth of her London home, Lyla tells her story: of finding a nightmarish relic that sends her mind spiralling; of unravelling the mystery of a monster of nature; and of racing to discover the fates of those who've come before her before time runs out.

Even during tough periods and periods of wanting to work on other material, I was determined to atleast complete this story to 'test the waters' of handling a completed, fully polished, fully formatted book for a change. I hope you find it somewhat entertaining, and I hope to have stories with a bit more humour, action and drama coming next if you found the tone of this one quite serious.
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