Stretch of Shadow

The Silent Baron -- Chieftain Enzo

Maia Jacomus

August 2011

Short Stories
“I cannot leave Adal Berat, for the sake of its safety…”

The Silent Baron - Lord Enzo

Maia Jacomus

April 2011

Short Stories
A spray of water hit Sarvya’s cheek. In an eruption of fear, the Shamaness screamed, “Seizkin! They’re seizkin!”

The Great Drift: Part Ten

Maia Jacomus

April 2011

Novella Chapters
“Luka, do not be a traitor to your people. Save yourself and us all from the Spirits’ wrath by denouncing these lies fed to you by the outsider.”

The Great Drift: Part Nine

Maia Jacomus

March 2011

Novella Chapters
“The Shamaness must have seizkin watching me.” Luka fumbled to grasp the lock again. Before she could unlock the third dial, her arms were grabbed from behind...

The Great Drift: Part Eight

Maia Jacomus

March 2011

Novella Chapters
“I want the truth. The real truth of everything. I’m sick of this…this whole stupid business! I have to hear the whole truth.”

The Great Drift: Part Seven

Maia Jacomus

March 2011

Novella Chapters
In that first handful of selki hair, she forgot all about her dealings with Lani, Enzo, and the wretched seizkin.

The Great Drift: Part Six

Maia Jacomus

March 2011

Novella Chapters
Through the dimness, Luka could not make out any surroundings except for where the light shined brightest: the Shamaness, sitting in her twig-construct throne.

The Great Drift: Part Five

Maia Jacomus

February 2011

Novella Chapters
“Looking toward the stern, she saw Enzo gripping the handle of the rudder and keenly watching the passing landscape.”

The Great Drift: Part Four

Maia Jacomus

June 2010

Novella Chapters
“There's a race, or...I guess more of a specie of being, somewhat like humans...that are born in the blooms of seiznips.”

The Great Drift: Part Three

Maia Jacomus

May 2010

Novella Chapters
Luka and her older brother Rurik embark upon the Great Drift. First stop: Spirit Hallow.

The Great Drift: Part Two

Maia Jacomus

October 2009

Novella Chapters
Stretch of Shadow is a nation of marshland creeping like moss over the southwest corner of the continent beyond the Sea of Grass.

The Great Drift: Part One

Maia Jacomus

October 2009

Novella Chapters