Queen Of Crows - Flames Rising Press

Queen Of Crows
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Centered around a short story entitled “The Queen Of Crows,” this digital product was designed by author and game designer Monica Valentinelli. The short story entitled “The Queen of Crows” takes place during the 1860s, and focuses on the tough decisions that a Navajo elder named “Tse” must make to save his people. Will he summon Mahochepi, the Queen of Crows, without knowing who–or what–she is? Read the story and find out!

Included in this digital release will be:

The Queen of Crows: A Short Story
Inspiration
Full Page Character Portrait by Leanne Buckley
Who Is Mahochepi?
What Is the Violet War?
Letter to the Reader
The Queen of Crows: First Draft

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About the Contributors

MONICA VALENTINELLI is a professional author and game designer. Described as a “force of nature” by her peers, Monica is best known for her work in the horror, dark fantasy and dark science fiction genres and has been published through Abstract Nova Press, Eden Studios, White Wolf Publishing, Apex Magazine and others.

LEANNE BUCKLEY is a professional illustrator with over ten years of experience under her belt and has worked for both the comics and gaming industries. Her clients have included: Image Comics, Mattel, White Wolf, Paizo, Wizards of the Coast and several others.

SHARI HILL is a professional editor, layout artist and writer with over 15 years of experience in non-fiction, gaming, and academic publishing and communications.

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Product Information

Author(s): Monica Valentinelli
Artist(s): Shari Hill, Leanne Buckley
Pages: 40
Publisher Stock #: FR00QC
File Size: 5.82 MB
Original electronic format
Watermarked PDF
This item was added to our menu on 2010-03-01.
Download Type: Watermarked PDF
Product Tags: short story, queen, digital, draft, short, magic, crows, vampire, revenge, ritual

Customer Comments: Number of Ratings:5 Average:

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Jim Clunie

May 4th, 2010

As described, this is an interesting format: a short story, together with a lot more information which, between the "Letter to the Reader" and early draft, provides a much stronger and more detailed context to the entity of the title. The story's worth a [...]

Jess Hartley

April 10th, 2010

As a writer and reader, I'm intrigued by the possibilities that technology affords the publishing industry, both mainstream publishers and the "little guys" who are out there creating stories and other works of wordsmithing and looking for ways to share t [...]

Steven Dawes [Featured Reviewer]

March 23rd, 2010

A Flames Rising Review: I’m not only a reviewer for FlamesRising.com, I am a fan. From the features and articles to the reviews, I read and enjoy it all. I’ve even gone as far as purchasing Instant Antagonist: Selfish Succubus, the first product from F [...]

Jason Thorson [Featured Reviewer]

March 21st, 2010

Author Monica Valentinelli’s The Queen of Crows is an eBook of sorts, but rather than a standard watermarked PDF of text-filled pages, Valentinelli’s offering is a glimpse of the potential that digital books can fulfill. The Queen of Crows is a multifacet [...]

Janette Dalgliesh

March 16th, 2010

There’s a lot of talk these days about e-publishing and (depending on who's talking) it represents either a brave new world or the end of civilisation as we know it. Personally, I think there are amazing opportunities once the business and format decision [...]