Saamaanthaa (The Wolfshadow Trilogy Book 1)

Something's been eating Samantha Hain's friends, and she's more than a little afraid it might be her! Set in Chicago in 2007, "Saamaanthaa" tracks the life of a 20-something performance artist who, along with her hipster friends, sees herself as a cultural subversive in a world full of norms. A fateful night with an enigmatic artist leads Sam to being infected with lycanthropy, which causes her world to turn inside out as the affliction overtakes her. She finds gruesome and destructive inspiration in her malady, and creative expression as well. The story propels her through Chicago's streets and neighborhoods, with increasingly horrific results for herself, her friends, and even the world. Part black comedy, part satire, all horror novel, "Saamaanthaa" offers a uniquely literary take on the werewolf mythos, and builds to an unforgettable, grisly climax.

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Set in Chicago in 2007, Saamaanthaa follows Samantha Hain, a 28-year-old performance artist whose pretentious peers include poets and painters who see themselves as cultured subversives in a world full of ordinary people. Sam encounters Ansel Rupino, an artist, a werewolf, and is infected by him during a one-night stand. She sees her world turned inside out as she struggles to reconcile her artistic persona with her lycanthropy, and finds artistic inspiration and expression, both creative and destructive, through her infection. As the story propels her through the city, the unpredictable and gruesome consequences of her malady become increasingly dire for Sam, her friends, the city, and even the world. Saamaanthaa explores lycanthropy-as-art, the effect of Sam's disease on her relationships, and what it means to be a monster, and a woman, in a world of men. Part black comedy, part satire, all horror novel, Saamaanthaa offers a uniquely literary take on the werewolf mythos, and builds to an unforgettable, grisly climax.

About the Author

D. T. Neal is a fiction writer and editor, a lifelong Midwesterner, and resident of Chicago since 1993. He won second place in the Aeon Award in 2008 for his short story, "Aegis," and has had his short fiction published in "Albedo 1," Ireland's premier magazine of science fiction, horror, and fantasy. He is the author of the werewolf novel, "Saamaanthaa" and its sequel, "The Happening", the horror-thriller, "Chosen", the novellas, "Relict"  and "Summerville"  and the vampire novel, "Suckage".He's very fond of history, art, music, masks, Westerns, and ancient ruins. He enjoys cooking, photography, and making things grow. He is currently working on several new works of horror, fantasy, and science fiction.

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