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Simon Graeme is a dark fantasy author, born 1976 in rural Ohio. Growing up in poverty gave him a dark and gritty view of the world. Growing up in a real haunted house gave him the permanent stain of the macabre that dominates his writing. He considers Brian Lumley, Ann Rice, and Roger Zelazny his biggest influences. Simon has a Bachelor of Arts degree in English with a focus in Creative Writing, is currently pursuing an MFA in Creative Writing, worked as Managing Editor of Prose for the Oddville Press, and received honorable mention in L. Ron Hubbard's Writers of the Future 2015. After working in the retail mines and then the corporate gulag, Simon became a high school teacher but was forced into early retirement after an attempt on his life by a handful of blood clots and a stupid heart, which led to a stroke. These days he spends his days with his wife and youngest son in southern Illinois writing full-time, with several ongoing Black Crusade-focused projects, while learning to make knives. Yes, wonderful stabby stabby knives.
Contact Information:
Email Address: simongraemeauthor@gmail.com
Books By Simon Graeme
Genre: Fantasy
Word Count: Click here to reveal112,000 (Click here to hide)
Summary: When good men forsake the light, humanity pays the price, and the dead collect. Inspired by the Crusades. Vas was raised by monks to be a clerical healer, one that channels the light of Heaven to mend the broken and cure the sick. But when his uncle dies in a farming accident, Vas defies the will of Heaven by making a deal with a dark entity and turning to the black art of necromancy to restore his friend to life. The price is the lives of several around him, including the sister of the girl he loves. Vas vows to learn from his mistakes and atone for his weakness. But when dark forces seek him out, Vas must choose between watching his loved ones die or becoming darkness itself to save them.
![Dark Lament - Simon Graeme - Black Crusade](https://www.limfic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/dark-lament-2-2-resize-250x354.jpg)
Genre: Fantasy - Dark Fantasy
Word Count: Click here to reveal112,000 (Click here to hide)
Summary: When good men forsake the light, humanity pays the price, and the dead collect. Inspired by the Crusades. Vas was raised by monks to be a clerical healer, one that channels the light of Heaven to mend the broken and cure the sick. But when his uncle dies in a farming accident, Vas defies the will of Heaven by making a deal with a dark entity and turning to the black art of necromancy to restore his friend to life. The price is the lives of several around him, including the sister of the girl he loves. Vas vows to learn from his mistakes and atone for his weakness. But when dark forces seek him out, Vas must choose between watching his loved ones die or becoming darkness itself to save them.
![Dark Lament - Simon Graeme - Black Crusade](https://www.limfic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/dark-lament-2-2-resize-250x354.jpg)
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