Description: When myth becomes nightmare ... The price of blood is always blood. Humanity and nature collide in The Balance by Kev Harrison, a modern reimagining of the Slavic folk tale of Baba Yaga, set in Cold War Poland.
Brief description: Kev Harrison is a writer and English language teacher from the UK, living in Lisbon Portugal. He previously lived in Poland for three years where the gestation for scenes and characters for this book began. He primarily writes horror but also dabbles in sci-fi, urban fantasy and more, all with a decidedly dark tone. His short fiction has been featured in the anthologies Lost Films from Perpetual Motion Machine Publishing, In Darkness, Delight, from Corpus Press, We Shall Be Monsters from Renaissance Press and many more. You can find him on twitter as @lisboetaingles and at his website: www.kevharrisonfiction.com
Review Quotes:
"Part folk tale, part eco-horror, Harrison's novella achieves the perfect 'balance' of enchantment, mystery and shudders." - Dave Jeffrey, author of Beatrice Beecham's Ship of Shadows, Necropolis Rising and Tooth & Claw