Martuk ... The Holy

In a crowded Left Bank cafe, an immortal man sits, the phantoms crawling near, the heat of their whispers stinging his cheek ... and Martuk ... The Holy begins. One thousand years before the birth of Christ, a golden god damns Martuk with a kiss. In a land ruled by a wounded king, life everlasting steals his mortality from the bottom of a golden cup. Finally, generations later, a Messiah who has the power to heal breaks under the weight of Martuk's demons, stumbling to his death defeated by darkness. From his home in modern Paris, he writes, his memories lush, his words evocative. Revisiting his impossible life, he vents his rage and shares his loneliness. From bloody battles with a demon he cannot escape to the ghost of a beauty who haunts him still, this is his story. This is Martuk ... The Holy.

About the Author

Jonathan Winn is a screenwriter as well as the author of Eidolon Avenue: The First Feast ("a great read...powerful and jarring," Cemetery Dance), the full-length novels Martuk...the Holy (A Highlight of the Year, 2012 Papyrus Independent Fiction Awards), Martuk...the Holy: Proseuche (Top Twenty Horror Novels of 2014, Preditors & Editors Readers Poll), the upcoming Eidolon Avenue: The Second Feast and Martuk...the Holy: Shayateen as well as The Realtor: an Eidolon Avenue Short Story, part of a series of free reads from Crystal Lake Publishing and The Martuk Series, an ongoing collection of short fiction inspired by Martuk....His work can also be found in Horror 201: The Silver Scream, Writers on Writing, Vol. 2 and in Tales from the Lake, Vol. 2 with his award-winning short story Forever Dark, all from Crystal Lake Publishing.

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