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Oscar Allen

    Oscar crea romanzi fantasy contemporanei profondamente radicati nei paesaggi del Texas. La sua scrittura è intrisa di una voce unica, plasmata dalle esperienze dei suoi anni formativi. Attualmente residente nel Midwest, si dedica al suo secondo romanzo del genere.

    Wedgewood
    Redbluff
    • Redbluff

      • 414pagine
      • 15 ore di lettura

      Aphra came to Redbluff to investigate the death of Carolina Diaz. Sent by the Coven High Council to this provincial outpost, Aphra doesn't know who she can trust. As she begins to untangle the mysterious strands that led to Diaz's death, Aphra has to keep her own motives secret, or risk losing her sister forever. Holly has been a member of the Coven for years, tinkering with electronics and living a carefree, sheltered existence in Redbluff-until Carolina's death casts her world into chaos. Holly is bitter and wants someone to pay. She can help Aphra find the information she wants, but it could put Holly's own life in danger. Mae works as a chemist in a dead-end lab with colleagues who don't take her seriously. One day, she gets unexpected results while testing bayou samples from a local nature preserve. The results, if accurate, could indicate a brilliant, new discovery, or they could be the harbinger of a lethal infection that threatens to destroy Redbluff. Aphra, Holly, and Mae each struggle to solve their own mysteries as Redbluff descends into a living nightmare. They must learn to trust each other if they hope to survive. Redbluff is a dark, science-fantasy novel set on the Texas coast in the early 1990s, weaving a tale of existential horror against the backdrop of Texas culture.

      Redbluff
    • Wedgewood

      • 324pagine
      • 12 ore di lettura

      There's something in the marsh. It can smell your fear.Annie lives on the sleepy island of Wedgewood. When a mysterious company from the mainland buys the abandoned factory on the island marshes, it disturbs something dormant—and hungry. Dark creatures emerge from the marshes to wander the streets of Wedgewood. Annie must uncover the sordid past of her community and learn the truth about herself before an ancient terror devours her home.Wedgewood is a horror novel set on the Texas coast in the early 1990s. Interlacing Texas culture with Native American folklore, this novel creates an exotic world both familiar and terrifying.

      Wedgewood