The Martuk Series, Vol. 1: A Collection of Short Fiction

An almost-king haunted by horrifying truths. A powerful Priest wrapped in the darkest of magic. An innocent devoured by dangerous myth. A tortured heart betrayed and a savage immortal battered and broken in a prison of screams. This is the Martuk Series, Vol. 1. Inspired by the full-length novel Martuk…the Holy (“Highlight of the Year” - 2012 Papyrus Independent Fiction Awards), it begins with The Wounded King. A young king terrified of a crown, one heavy with the callous ambition of cunning priests, and tormented by the Bones in the Stones. Bones embraced by The Elder, a man who chooses monstrosity over humanity for the promise of a life never-ending only to lose himself to a Darkness older than Time. A Darkness that whispers in the ear of an innocent acolyte in Red and Gold, the tale of a boy butchered and embalmed in molten metal, a soul crushed by the sting of bloody betrayal. A betrayal that lies at the center of The Tall Priest, a story of a heart broken. And of how honesty and devotion become the unwitting keys to an eternity as a wandering revenant. An eternity embodied in The Magi, a monster shrouded in savage infamy. Immortal and fallible. Willing to embrace the heartless for the impossible, his desperation opening the door to a chaos borne by the consequence of catastrophic choice. Blood-drenched depravity. Ancient curses. Sadistic betrayal and cruel heartbreak. Destruction. Madness. Doubt. This is The Martuk Series: Volume One.

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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