MILTON, ONTARIO, October 7, 2022 – Scotland author David Rae’s Sun Thief trilogy has been hailed by critics such as Reedsy, Reader’s Favorite, and OnlineBookClub.org. Now, the acclaimed trilogy is coming to a close with the upcoming release of the final book in the series, Crowbait.
The story so far
Following up the events of the second book, Crowtower, and leading into the first book, Crowman, Crowbait returns readers to a world of darkness, where the evil spirit Vatu keeps the Sun in a box and lets it out only one day a year. The impact of Vatu’s greed is felt in this final volume as famine spreads across the land, particularly in a distant city that becomes central to the conflict of good versus evil.
Meanwhile, the high priest of darkness, Utas, now freed from Vatu’s shackles, struggles to find purpose after everything he loved was taken from him, and the fate of the girl who glows like the moon hangs in the balance.
Featuring a stark writing style that brings a haunting story to life through troubled characters, Crowbait concludes the trilogy by bringing together the characters and events from the second book into the climactic resolution of the first. By weaving the story out of order like this, readers thrust into the magical world of the first book now get to discover how the events of Crowman came to be.
About the author
David Rae worked in a candy factory (not as an Oompa-Loompa), as a scaffolder and ditch digger. He has worked as a draftsman and as an ecologist, as a statistician and as a policy maker. He is married and has four lovely children and now lovely grandchildren. And he continues to read and to write and marvel at the world he lives in.
Crowbait will be releasing March 10, 2023 in trade paperback and ebook format from Milton, Ontario-based science fiction and fantasy publisher Brain Lag. Cover art for the title will be revealed and preorders for the book will open on November 18, 2022. A virtual launch party is expected to be livestreamed in March following the book’s release.
This book will be Brain Lag’s 44th title and the third the publisher has released by the author. Rae’s work also appeared in Brain Lag’s tenth anniversary anthology The Light Between Stars. Crowbait is the third release of twelve planned for 2023.
Media inquiries and requests to contact the author can be directed to publishing@brain-lag.com.
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