The Screaming Tower; The Ebonacht Trilogy, Book One

Vampires and the supernatural abound in this epic fantasy that examines the evil spirits that haunt all that is good. Superstition shrouds the island of Thran and keeps its fear-plagued inhabitants subservient to Lord Ebonacht and the denizens of the Twilight Court. Only Janusan orphan with a mysterious and frightening pastis brave enough to prove the old stories false by going head to head with the Strangerfolk and other creatures rumored to stalk the night. During his eye-opening quest, Janus finds himself face-to-face with the prisoner of the Screaming Tower, and secrets about the world are revealedsecrets far more terrible than those hinted at in even the grimmest of legends.

James Lowder is the author of several bestselling fantasy and dark fantasy novels, with English-language sales totaling more than 500,000 copies and translations into a dozen languages worldwide. Hea€s also edited eleven critically acclaimed anthologies. He is a two-time Origins Award winner and has been a finalist for the Stoker Award and the International Horror Guild Award.