Why not cut to the chase? The fallen city of
Lamec is where my novel The Beast at the Gate gets its
namesake. The city is in ruins and populated by hordes of vicious,
humanoid creatures that are rumored to have once been men. These are
the “Beasts”. No one really knows how the once great West Taren capital became
a den for the Beasts, except that it had something to do with the
Lake stone in the center of the city.
The good news is that the city is gated off from
the general populace—preventing the Beasts from getting out.
The bad news is that the gate is failing, and the Beasts are
literally drooling at the chance of escape(green, acidic drool to be
exact).
Here is an excerpt from the book—a scene where
our heroine Rayna Powell finds herself in the unfortunate situation of
wandering into the city:
Taking heed to her watch’s warning, Rayna quickly hid herself behind the corner of a brick wall and shoved her glowing hand in her pocket. Then she saw it.
It stood over eight feet tall, and oozed a dripping, green ichor from every part of its scaly body. Its face resembled a nightmarish hybrid of boar, and lizard—creased and knotted—like heavy clay molded into monstrosity.
Its bulging eyes had lids that closed horizontally, and as the creature squinted in the daylight sun, only its elongated red pupils showed through. It was an undeniable rendition of evil personified. Its pointed-toothed mouth opened and closed repeatedly, as if rehearsing for its next meal. Rayna dared not breathe; she feared the sound of her own pounding heart would give her away…
Needless to say, the city of Lamec doesn't get many tourists.
© Copyright December 2012 JK Publishing, Inc. All rights reserved.
Taking heed to her watch’s warning, Rayna quickly hid herself behind the corner of a brick wall and shoved her glowing hand in her pocket. Then she saw it.
It stood over eight feet tall, and oozed a dripping, green ichor from every part of its scaly body. Its face resembled a nightmarish hybrid of boar, and lizard—creased and knotted—like heavy clay molded into monstrosity.
Its bulging eyes had lids that closed horizontally, and as the creature squinted in the daylight sun, only its elongated red pupils showed through. It was an undeniable rendition of evil personified. Its pointed-toothed mouth opened and closed repeatedly, as if rehearsing for its next meal. Rayna dared not breathe; she feared the sound of her own pounding heart would give her away…
Needless to say, the city of Lamec doesn't get many tourists.
© Copyright December 2012 JK Publishing, Inc. All rights reserved.
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