“Blackwood” now available and Black Lands audiobooks
Continuing my streak of Black Lands stories appearing in Tom English’s excellent Nightmare Abbey, I’ve got a new tale out …
The Black Lands
A new supernatural thriller series by Ian Rogers
SYCAMORE
THE FIRST BOOK IN THE BLACK LANDS SERIES
Back in 1945, the first portal opened — a tear in reality leading from our world into the mysterious Black Lands, a realm of perpetual night filled with strange and deadly entities. Soon another portal appeared. Then another. Today, the government secures every portal they find, but with more and more opening, and no idea how to predict or prevent the next one's arrival, society is teetering on the brink of panic.
Felix Renn knows the Black Lands all too well. His career as a private investigator has dragged him closer to it than most, and has garnered him a reputation for dealing with supernatural threats. But people who interact with the Black Lands have a habit of turning up dead in horrible ways — if they turn up at all — so when the chance comes up to take on a simple missing person's case in the small town of Sycamore, Felix jumps at the opportunity.
Only, something else is happening in Sycamore. A serial killer is on the loose, and as the bodies continue to pile up, it becomes clear that the perpetrator may be something less — or something more — than human.
Felix may have thought he was done with the Black Lands, but he soon discovers a terrifying truth: the Black Lands isn't done with him.
ORDER NOW!Praise for the Black Lands series
Nick Cutter, author of THE QUEEN
Laird Barron, author of NOT A SPECK OF LIGHT
Also available:
“Blackwood”
In 1910, a group of lumberjacks on a surveying job in the deep Canadian wilderness encounter a deadly species of carnivorous, blood-thirsty trees.
“Tether”
A single piece of rope is all that connects a woman to her missing child and her husband who travelled through a portal to find him.
“Plutonian Shore”
A woman involved with a militant Black Lands activist organization seeks redemption in an unusual — and dangerous — way.
“Nightlight”
When a blackout hits the city, Felix Renn offers to escort a woman home. But this is no ordinary blackout, and before the night is over, Felix and the woman will have to make a decision that will affect both their lives.
“You Have What I Need”
It’s the graveyard shift in North Chicago General, better known as Chicago Hopeless, when a woman comes into the ER with a strange bite on her arm.
“You Can’t Save Them All”
A social worker gets more than she bargained for when she delves into the background of a mysterious child.
“A Glass Darkly”
Felix receives an unpleasant blast from the past when he’s asked to help an old colleague set up a meeting with the Paranormal Intelligence Agency.
“Eyes Like Poisoned Wells”
When Felix is hired to recover a rare artifact, he finds himself in a deadly game of cat and mouse where nothing — and no one — is what it seems.
About the Author
Ian Rogers is the author of the award-winning collection Every House Is Haunted. The book was optioned by Sam Raimi and a feature film adaptation of one of the stories, “The House on Ashley Avenue,” is currently in development at Netflix.
Ian’s debut novel, Family, was published by Earthling Publications. His novella, Grey, was published by PS Publishing. His short fiction has appeared in Tor.com, Cemetery Dance, and Shadows & Tall Trees.
Ian is also the author of the The Black Lands series featuring paranormal private investigator Felix Renn.
Ian lives with his wife Kathryn and their three cats in Peterborough, Ontario.
News
“Tether” now available
I’ve got another Black Lands story in the latest issue of Nightmare Abbey. This one is called “Tether” and it explores the …
Sycamore sold; SuperNOIRtural Tales to be reprinted
I sold my first novel today! To say this has been a long time coming would be a very large …
Contact Ian
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