A spirited young Englishwoman, Abitha, arrives at a Puritan colony betrothed to a stranger – only to become quickly widowed when her husband dies under mysterious circumstances. All alone in this pious and patriarchal society, Abitha fights for what little freedom she can grasp onto, while trying to stay true to herself and her past.
Enter Slewfoot, a powerful spirit of antiquity newly woken ... and trying to find his own role in the world. Healer or destroyer? Protector or predator? But as the shadows walk and villagers start dying, a new rumor is whispered: Witch.
Both Abitha and Slewfoot must swiftly decide who they are, and what they must do to survive in a world intent on hanging any who meddle in the dark arts.
Complete with 8 pages of Brom’s mesmerizing full-color artwork and chapter illustrations throughout, his latest book is sure to delight.
A spirited young Englishwoman, Abitha, arrives at a Puritan colony betrothed to a stranger – only to become quickly widowed when her husband dies under mysterious circumstances. All alone in this pious and patriarchal society, Abitha fights for what little freedom she can grasp onto, while trying to stay true to herself and her past.
Enter Slewfoot, a powerful spirit of antiquity newly woken ... and trying to find his own role in the world. Healer or destroyer? Protector or predator? But as the shadows walk and villagers start dying, a new rumor is whispered: Witch.
Both Abitha and Slewfoot must swiftly decide who they are, and what they must do to survive in a world intent on hanging any who meddle in the dark arts.
Complete with 8 pages of Brom’s mesmerizing full-color artwork and chapter illustrations throughout, his latest book is sure to delight.
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Dark fantasy illustration and gothic horror narrative converge in lush, fully illustrated novels that combine macabre art with dark folklore and mythology. Gerald Brom, known professionally simply as Brom, is an American gothic fantasy artist, illustrator, and author who first gained prominence for his artwork in role-playing games, comic books, and fantasy covers before writing his own illustrated fiction, including Krampus: The Yule Lord and Slewfoot: A Tale of Bewitchery.
By pairing vivid, haunting oil paintings with dark re-imaginings of traditional legends, his work offers readers a distinct blend of atmospheric visual storytelling and immersive dark fantasy prose.
Born in Albany, Georgia, in 1965, Brom grew up in a military family and spent his childhood moving across various locations, including Japan, Hawaii, Germany, and Alabama, eventually graduating from high school in Frankfurt, Germany. From an early age, he was drawn to the weird, monstrous, and macabre. After working full-time as a commercial illustrator in Atlanta at age twenty, he entered the field of fantastic art three years later when he joined TSR in 1989. At TSR, he created foundational character and setting illustrations for Dungeons & Dragons, making a major mark on the iconic Dark Sun role-playing setting.
Over the following decades, Brom expanded his artistic reach across video games, film, comics, and book publishing. He transitioned into authoring his own dark fantasy and horror fiction, illustrating his books with dozens of original paintings. His published works include the illustrated novels The Plucker, The Devil's Rose, The Child Thief, Lost Gods, and Evil in Me, alongside major retrospective collections of his artwork.
Brom's writing and visual art are defined by a dark gothic aesthetic that marries horror, folklore, and myth. His stories frequently explore themes of ancient spirits, witchcraft, damnation, moral ambiguity, and the conflict between the ungodly and the divine. Rather than presenting creatures of darkness as purely antagonistic, his narratives humanize monstrous figures and examine the sinister origins of traditional tales.
Visually and stylistically, his novels stand out for their seamless integration of prose and artwork. Each book features detailed paintings, endpapers, and character portraits that mirror the haunting, bizarre, and beautiful atmosphere established in his text. This synthesis of dramatic illustration and atmospheric prose provides a deeply visual reading experience across dark fantasy and gothic horror.
2 books in catalog
Dark fantasy illustration and gothic horror narrative converge in lush, fully illustrated novels that combine macabre art with dark folklore and mythology. Gerald Brom, known professionally simply as Brom, is an American gothic fantasy artist, illustrator, and author who first gained prominence for his artwork in role-playing games, comic books, and fantasy covers before writing his own illustrated fiction, including Krampus: The Yule Lord and Slewfoot: A Tale of Bewitchery.
By pairing vivid, haunting oil paintings with dark re-imaginings of traditional legends, his work offers readers a distinct blend of atmospheric visual storytelling and immersive dark fantasy prose.
Born in Albany, Georgia, in 1965, Brom grew up in a military family and spent his childhood moving across various locations, including Japan, Hawaii, Germany, and Alabama, eventually graduating from high school in Frankfurt, Germany. From an early age, he was drawn to the weird, monstrous, and macabre. After working full-time as a commercial illustrator in Atlanta at age twenty, he entered the field of fantastic art three years later when he joined TSR in 1989. At TSR, he created foundational character and setting illustrations for Dungeons & Dragons, making a major mark on the iconic Dark Sun role-playing setting.
Over the following decades, Brom expanded his artistic reach across video games, film, comics, and book publishing. He transitioned into authoring his own dark fantasy and horror fiction, illustrating his books with dozens of original paintings. His published works include the illustrated novels The Plucker, The Devil's Rose, The Child Thief, Lost Gods, and Evil in Me, alongside major retrospective collections of his artwork.
Brom's writing and visual art are defined by a dark gothic aesthetic that marries horror, folklore, and myth. His stories frequently explore themes of ancient spirits, witchcraft, damnation, moral ambiguity, and the conflict between the ungodly and the divine. Rather than presenting creatures of darkness as purely antagonistic, his narratives humanize monstrous figures and examine the sinister origins of traditional tales.
Visually and stylistically, his novels stand out for their seamless integration of prose and artwork. Each book features detailed paintings, endpapers, and character portraits that mirror the haunting, bizarre, and beautiful atmosphere established in his text. This synthesis of dramatic illustration and atmospheric prose provides a deeply visual reading experience across dark fantasy and gothic horror.
