Crimson & Cream

Science Fiction & Fantasy

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Hounded by watchmen, trolls, goblins, and a relentless bounty hunter, 13-year-old Jetsam dreams of the day he’ll no longer have to run for his life. In the mountain city of Dwim-Halloe, Eadriel and Elvar were born twins to teachers at the city’s revered School of Magic. When the new king outlawed magic, the boys’ parents were murdered. Their deaths forfeited the twins' magical birthright and made them homeless fugitives. Rescued by an orphan gang, the fleeing twins were nicknamed Flotsam and Jetsam. To survive as outcasts, the orphans scavenge and pilfer nightly. Their last risky foray sent them fleeing into an unfamiliar cavern. Now the boys are lost deep underground where they encounter a strange beast that will change their lives forever and begin a harrowing journey for their ultimate survival. Crimson & Cream recounts Jetsam’s adventurous tale of flight and discovery as the fugitive orphan unravels his tortured past while securing his tenuous future.

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I’m a middle-aged married man from Michigan who now lives in California with his wife and two rescue dogs. I work as a professional environmental engineer to pay the bills. I started writing Crimson & Cream in 1999, and after lots of twists and turns, 13 drafts, plenty of rejections, and the advent of online self-publishing, it's finally here.

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Crimson & Cream

Jetsam was amazed he convinced his brother to go this far. For months he envisioned this special adventure for their special day, but convincing his cautious twin was another thing. Swimming the moat was hazard enough, but creeping inside the castle through a perilously narrow drainage chute was risky indeed. Must be the full moon, he rationalized.

“Sheer lunacy, sneaking inside the castle—birthday or not,” Flotsam warned, sharing his brother’s thoughts while maintaining his sense of reason. “Turn back while we can.”

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Crimson & Cream

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Author Insight

Birthdays

Since today's my birthday, I thought I'd share a birthday-related passage from Crimson

Book Excerpt

Crimson & Cream

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