An ancient mystery, a legendary wizard, ghosts, magic, a demon … and Shara, an impoverished seamstress.
Shara has fallen on hard times recently. She’s starving, has just lost her home, and she can’t find work anywhere. However, a chance encounter with a a sociopathic giant and a charming rogue might just be her escape from her hand-to-mouth lifestyle. All she has to do is guide them to the haunted village she had stumbled upon when she was a child.
But can she trust them?
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Review
This is sword-and-sorcery adventure at its finest, well-written, well-paced, and with a strong world behind it ... Shara and the Haunted Village could stand proudly beside many of the classics of the genre; in particular, it reminded me strongly of some of Fritz Leiber's "Fafhrd and Grey Mouser" adventures.
-- Ryk E. Spoor, author of Phoenix Rising
A wonderful grown-up fairytale and a great escape. ... Immerse yourself in a fantasy that will keep you thinking about the characters long after you are done.
-- Connie J. Jasperson, author of Tower of Bones
About the Author
Jeffrey Getzin graduated from Clark University where he won the Loring Holmes and Ruth Dodd Drama Contest for an original one-act play. He has a master's degree in Computer Science from the University of Pittsburgh. Jeffrey currently develops software for Google in New York City, and lives in New Jersey with his long-time girlfriend Kate and a seemingly infinite number of cats.
Jeffrey is a lifelong practitioner of various martial arts, and currently holds a purple belt in Brazilian jiu jitsu under Renzo Gracie black belt Jamie Cruz and has trained in Muay Thai under legendary fighter Kaensak Sor Ploenjit. He has competed in table tennis at the national level. Jeffrey is an avid film and home theater buff. Also, his mother says he is very handsome.
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A Desperate Gamble
An ancient mystery, a legendary wizard, ghosts, magic, a demon … and Shara, an impoverished seamstress.
Shara has fallen on hard times recently. She’s starving, has just lost her home, and she can’t find work anywhere. However, a chance encounter with a a sociopathic giant and a charming rogue might just be her escape from her hand-to-mouth lifestyle. All she has to do is guide them to the haunted village she had stumbled upon when she was a child.
But can she trust them? **
Review
This is sword-and-sorcery adventure at its finest, well-written, well-paced, and with a strong world behind it ... Shara and the Haunted Village could stand proudly beside many of the classics of the genre; in particular, it reminded me strongly of some of Fritz Leiber's "Fafhrd and Grey Mouser" adventures.
-- Ryk E. Spoor, author of Phoenix Rising
A wonderful grown-up fairytale and a great escape. ... Immerse yourself in a fantasy that will keep you thinking about the characters long after you are done.
-- Connie J. Jasperson, author of Tower of Bones
About the Author
Jeffrey Getzin graduated from Clark University where he won the Loring Holmes and Ruth Dodd Drama Contest for an original one-act play. He has a master's degree in Computer Science from the University of Pittsburgh. Jeffrey currently develops software for Google in New York City, and lives in New Jersey with his long-time girlfriend Kate and a seemingly infinite number of cats.
Jeffrey is a lifelong practitioner of various martial arts, and currently holds a purple belt in Brazilian jiu jitsu under Renzo Gracie black belt Jamie Cruz and has trained in Muay Thai under legendary fighter Kaensak Sor Ploenjit. He has competed in table tennis at the national level. Jeffrey is an avid film and home theater buff. Also, his mother says he is very handsome.