A FANTASY HORROR
Novella
YOU DELIGHT ME, DAUGHTER.
The voice thrums within her flesh, the bones of her skull, teeth and lips and tongue vibrating with it, warm and cool at once.
Molten, lascivious, benevolent. Mother and father and lover and god.
YOU KNOW WHAT YOU MUST DO.
ABOUT SANCTUM
"You delight me, daughter."
On the eve of war, a priestess is left for dead in the ruins of her temple, the life she built reduced to ash. Resorting to a long-buried power, she heads into the desert on a mission of vengeance, one step ahead of invading armies, seeking an estranged ally and a past they thought they’d escaped.
A circle closes, a reckoning comes due. In the pit of the desert, beneath the heart of a dead star, something wakes.
REVIEWS FROM GOODREADS
"DARK, BLEAK AND ATMOSPHERIC. THE IMAGERY DRIPS OFF THE PAGES. YOU WILL BE SURPRISED BY HOW MUCH OF A JOURNEY YOU CAN GO ON IN JUST 50 PAGES."
ASHLEY / @SPOOKISHMOMMY
"DARKLY POETIC, VIVID YET ELUSIVE. ... POLLARD PROVES HIMSELF AS AN EXPERT SCULPTOR OF DARK, FANTASTICAL FICTION AND I CANNOT WAIT TO READ MORE FROM HIM."
TESSA / @BOOKSASMEALS
"ENVIRONMENTAL AND ENCOMPASSING. ... MUCH LIKE VANDERMEER'S ANNIHILATION, SANCTUM DOESN'T HOLD YOUR HAND. IT DOESN'T SPOON FEED YOU LORE OR EXPOSITION BUT RELIES ON EXPERIENCE TO CAPTIVATE YOU."
MICHAEL / @OLD.MAN.MIKE