“I think so. It’s been strange being back. Moving into the new apartment. Knowing some of us didn’t make it home again. It doesn’t get easier, kid. But for now, yeah, life feels pretty amazing. I feel more like myself than I have in quite a while.”
Vicky smiled. “I’m glad.”
“Ah am too.” Zola leaned forward and patted my knee.
We stayed there for a time, talking about the things that had happened while I’d been trapped in the Abyss. It was more than Nixie had told me, more than Foster had told me, and I suspected, by the surprise on each of their faces at varying times, none realized just how much the others had endured.
I wouldn’t be alive if it weren’t for them, I knew. And some of them wouldn’t be alive if it weren’t for me. Strange days had come and gone, and I had little doubt more were on the horizon. For the first time in a very long time, I looked forward to it.
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The Steamborn Series:
Steamborn
Steamforged
Steamsworn
Skyborn
Skyforged
Stormborn
Stormforged
Stormsworn
The Vesik Series:
(Recommended for Ages 17+)
Days Gone Bad
Wolves and the River of Stone
Winter’s Demon
This Broken World
Destroyer Rising
Rattle the Bones
Witch Queen’s War
Forgotten Ghosts
The Book of the Ghost
The Book of the Claw
The Book of the Sea
The Book of the Staff
The Book of the Rune
The Book of the Wing
The Book of the Blade
The Book of the Fang
The Book of the Reaper
Dreams of the Forgotten Dead
The Vesik Series Box Sets
Box Set One (Books 1-3)
Box Set Two (Books 4-6)
Box Set Three (Books 7-8)
Box Set Four: The Books of the Dead Part 1 (Books 9-14)
Box Set Five: The Books of the Dead Part 2 (Books 15-18)
Vesik: The Dufris Years (Books 1-8)
Mason Dixon – Monster Hunter:
Episode One
Episode Two
Episode Three
Episode Four
Season 1 Box Set
About the Author
Eric is a former bookseller, cellist, and comic seller currently living in Saint Louis, Missouri. A lifelong enthusiast of books, music, toys, and games, he discovered a love for the written word after being dragged to the library by his parents at a young age. When he is not writing, you can usually find him reading, gaming, or buried beneath a small avalanche of Transformers. For more about Eric, see: www.ericrasher.com
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