A press release from Danielle Ackley-McPhail of Dark Quest Books:

Dark Quest Books is proud to announce four new fantasy releases from authors Elana Gomel and Danny Birt:

[[[A Tale of Three Cities]]] by Elana Gomel

A thousand years ago humanity rebelled against its animal masters and slaughtered their four leaders: the Lion, the Tiger, the Seal, and the Bear. Now men live in the dismal overpopulated City, torn between the remorse for their ancient sin and skepticism that insists that the entire story of the Rebellion is a fairy tale. Mara Raven has the unique ability to journey to the dream-sea, which is a place of unparalleled beauty and terror, holding clues to the crimes committed in the City. But is it a real place? What is its connection with the secret history of humanity? Are there other cities hidden within its depth? When Mara’s husband disappears and her mother is savagely killed, Mara has to venture deep into the dream-sea to find the shocking answers.

[[[Ending an Ending]]] by Danny Birt

Existence is not supposed to be optional in this flat, polytheistic world–it is the dictate of Etre, one of the world’s three founding gods. But Sanct, a man lacking memories, skills, and purpose, possesses (or is possessed by) an object that seemingly ignores the gods’ rules with impunity. To make matters even more confusing, Sanct is purportedly one of the gods’ servants. But when deities are forced to play by their own convoluted rules, even they can make mistakes. What I have before me is patently impossible – a man who is not a man… carrying a staff that does not exist…” Who is Sanct? What is he doing on this world, where he does not belong? Is he actually the gods’ servant, or is he so secretly their enemy that even he does not realize his true purpose? All these questions must be answered before time runs out, and the unthinkable happens.

[[[Beginning]]] by Danny Birt

Sanct is gone… at least for now. But the threat he left behind hangs heavily over the head of Alaris, who has mustered his forces and set in motion world-spanning plans–plans that will change the fates of his loved ones, the world as a whole, and the gods themselves. Now that Sanct has left, though, new questions arise: What are Alaris’ designs for the world? And what is he willing to do to achieve them?

[[[Beginning an Ending]]] by Danny Birt

Alaris’ plans are becoming more clear, and even those who are closest to him–through devoted love of him or careful study of him–are astounded at his audacity. How can one man dare to meddle in affairs that even the gods have not touched in thousands of years? And yet, in the most secret areas of the hearts of those who know what he is trying to do, there lies the question: Can he do it?