The Phantom Forest“Right from the very first page you’re drawn into the dark atmosphere of the world. There’s an expectant menace in every situation. . . Surprisingly, this is the author’s first novel and on this evidence I’d say dark fiction has a new rising star.” —British Fantasy society Every tree in the sacred Forest of Laida houses a soul. And each of those souls will return to the mortal world for many future lives. But not all of them deserve to. Seycia’s father told her this story as a child—a story of the most holy place in the Underworld, the Forest of Laida, where all souls go to rest before embarking on a new life. But Seycia’s father is dead now, and his killer has put a target on her back. After she is chosen for her village’s human sacrifice ritual, Seycia is transported to the Underworld and must join forces with Haben, the demon to whom she was sacrificed. Together, they journey to the forest in the Underworld where all souls grow in a quest to destroy the tree of the man who killed her. |
Contents
Section 1 | 1 |
Section 2 | 5 |
Section 3 | 20 |
Section 4 | 33 |
Section 5 | 47 |
Section 6 | 55 |
Section 7 | 67 |
Section 8 | 75 |
Section 15 | 201 |
Section 16 | 212 |
Section 17 | 232 |
Section 18 | 243 |
Section 19 | 261 |
Section 20 | 268 |
Section 21 | 281 |
Section 22 | 289 |
Section 9 | 82 |
Section 10 | 98 |
Section 11 | 120 |
Section 12 | 136 |
Section 13 | 158 |
Section 14 | 184 |
Section 23 | 298 |
Section 24 | 318 |
Section 25 | 323 |
Section 26 | 327 |
Section 27 | 331 |
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Common terms and phrases
Antenor arms asked Belicia blood Blue Mountain body bodyguards breath caught cave chest close clutched Coalition cold couldn’t creature Creeback crossbow dark demon didn’t Dohv Dohv's door Emperor Caius eyes Ezara face fang feel feet finally fingers fire flesh floor Forest of Laida front gasped gaze girl glanced grabbed ground guards Haben Haben's hair hand happened he’d head heard heart held hissed inside Irem Irem's Jenli Khronasa kill knees knew leaf legs light lips looked Lorsa Meri Miko Miko's Minari mouth neck never night nodded Norryn peered pulled realized regenesis Remi replied river sand Savage scream seen Seycia felt she'd shoulder side sigh silent Simeon sister skin soul Soulless sound spot spun stared stood stop sure tell thing thought throat took tree trying turned Underworld voice watched weapon whispered wondered Zane