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    The Beast Of Mern
    The Beast Of Mern
    The Beast Of Mern
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    The Beast Of Mern

    By Shaun Kilgore

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    Lured by peddler's tales of strange, unexplainable murders and talk of monsters lurking in the forests of Mern, the roguish adventurer Averess can't help but get involved in the mystery. With the help of a witch named Eliza Cren, he faces two enemies: one all too human, the other the so-called "Beast of Mern."

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherFounders House Publishing LLC
    Release dateJan 30, 2015
    ISBN9781310067945
    The Beast Of Mern
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    Shaun Kilgore

    Shaun Kilgore is the author of various works of fantasy, science fiction, and a number of nonfiction works. His books appear in both print and ebook editions. He has also published numerous short stories and collections. Shaun is the editor of MYTHIC: A Quarterly Science Fiction & Fantasy Magazine. He lives in eastern Illinois.

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      The Beast Of Mern - Shaun Kilgore

      The Beast Of Mern

      Shaun Kilgore

      That which prowled the forests of Mern beneath a midwinter moon was a hideous beast. It was a creature of shadows and nightmares, with grotesque appetites. The hunters had found the bones and shredded clothes, the abandoned jewelry. The townsfolk bolted their doors at night and secured their window latches. Few, at all, ventured outside when darkness truly fell. Mern was being terrorized. Its people were spread across multiple settlements that were not easily defensible. It all seemed like such a bloody mess, thought Averess. He’d heard the tales on the Dukat Road, mostly the drunken rambles of peddlers. But it had been enough to draw him in. No promises of gold or glory.

      I’m a bloody fool, Averess muttered.

      He slumped in the saddle, his shaggy brown gelding, Oros, snorted like he thought something funny. Yes, I certainly deserve to be mocked, you bleeding animal.

      For the tenth time, Averess turned Oros around and started back down the white road, the packed snow crunched beneath the horse’s hooves loudly. He was alone on the path. It was just after dawn and all was quiet on the forested roadway. The fact that Mern had been settled haphazardly helped to explain the lack of cohesion between the towns. Most of time they were used to going it alone. Independent-minded folk, one and all. Averess admired that. It beat serving nobles. Mern was an isolated place, and was often forgotten by those that lived in the bigger cities of the kingdom. It was a province in name only--just marks on some king’s map.

      Averess gritted his teeth and wheeled Oros around again. He was headed back into Mern.

      Maybe this beast doesn’t exist. Probably some fools plunking about the forest riling people up. Averess

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