The Mark of the Spider – Launched

Sebastian Arnett thinks of himself as a simple man with simple needs: His cameras, his patron and plenty of booze to wash away the painful memories of dead wife every night.

The Mark of the Spider - 3D-smallHe is a practical man as well, devoid of philosophies and superstitions. So when an old woman gives him a priceless black orchid, he is skeptical. Dark orchids exist, but black orchids do not. (Go ahead, look it up. No such thing as a black orchid.)

Except for the one in Sebastian’s hand and dozens more where the old woman comes from. Sebastian bites.

Will you take me there? he asks.

She nods her assent, and he lives to regret it – just barely.

Sebastian’s story is The Mark of the Spider: A Black Orchid Chronicle. The book is available in digital and trade paperback (5.5 x 8.5″, 334 pp.) formats at these fine booksellers.

goes on sale today in print and ebook editions, available only on Amazon.

Buy the print book and get the ebook free.*

But order the book today. Sebastian won’t live forever.


* Also available free to subscribers of Kindle Unlimited and Kindle Owners’ Lending Library.

Mark of the Spider – Sneak Peek

The Mark of the Spider: A Black Orchid Chronicle launches on Wednesday (August 15).

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Click the link for a sneak peek at chapter 1: The_Mark_of_the_SpidCSP_Proof080718-ch1_extract

Mark of the Spider – It Begins

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A BORNEO LULLABY

Come, little ones.

Come to Iba, Empaya Iba.

Touch my soft fur.

Look deep into my all-seeing eyes.

And sleep.

Come to Empaya Iba of the Midnight Flower and the Far Forest.

Curl into me.

Warm yourself.

Sleep in my silk.

Come to Empaya Iba, guardian of the Mother Soil, giver of the Long Sleep, spirit of the Black Orchid People.

Gaze tired eyes at my mark. Come to the one who bears it.

Sleep with us, him and me, Empaya Iba, mage of the Many Legs.

The Mark of the Spider, Book 1 of the Black Orchid Chronicles, is available for pre-order on Amazon in digital format. Your book will be delivered automatically to your Kindle device or app on August 15.

A trade paperback version of The Mark of the Spider will be available on August 15.