Amid Serbia’s haunted forests, Janissary Tahsin hunts a beast before dark miracles devours all.
After the Battle of Varna, the Balkans simmer with unrest. Tahsin, a war-weary Janissary officer, is ordered into the fractious Serbian Despotate and collect the boy-levy owed to the Sultan. What should be a routine mission turns into something far stranger when he crosses paths with two unlikely companions: Cem, a proud Sipahi with a sharp tongue, and Koja, a masked warrior with a violent past.
Their journey takes them into a forest stalked by a monstrous predator that steals children from their beds and leaves no trace behind. Drawn into the hunt, Tahsin and his companions uncover a trail of alchemical horrors, whispered miracles, and a Cardinal moving in the shadows; a man whose secrets could ignite war across the frontier.
As the illusions thicken and loyalties fracture, Tahsin must decide what kind of man he is willing to become… and what price he will pay to bring the truth into the light.
A dark fantasy novella set between Issues #1 and #2 of The Brotherhood of the Wolf graphic novel series , fully readable on its own.
A standalone tale of dark fantasy, political intrigue, and supernatural dread within the world of The Brotherhood of the Wolf.
