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Nameless

By Mercedes M. Yardley
Nameless by Mercedes M. Yardley digital book - Fable

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Luna Masterton sees demons.

She has been dealing with the demonic all her life, so when her brother gets tangled up with a demon named Sparkles, 'Luna the Lunatic' rolls in on her motorcycle to save the day.

Armed with the ability to harm demons, her scathing sarcasm, and a hefty chip on her shoulder, Luna gathers the most unusual of allies, teaming up with a green-eyed heroin addict and a snarky demon 'of some import.'

After all, outcasts of a feather should stick together...even until the end.

Mercedes M. Yardley is the author of the award-winning novella Apocalyptic Montessa and Nuclear Lulu: A Tale of Atomic Love. Nameless proudly carries on the tradition of Dean Koontz and David Wong.

Brought to you by Crystal Lake Publishing - Tales from the Darkest Depths

Interview with the Author:


What can readers expect from Luna and the gang?

Mercedes: Luna is a sarcastic, quirky character who sees demons. I wrote the book while getting my motorcycle license, so I gave her a bike that she's in love with. She's very prickly to conceal the hurt and vulnerability that she holds at her core. I adore her. I adore her brother, Seth, who is very straight-laced contrast to his nomadic sister. I adore Mouth, who is a demon of some authority, and Reed Taylor, who is the only person on earth who doesn't believe Luna is straight crazy. They're a motley bunch who try to do their best for each other.

While Nameless is an urban fantasy, what are some realistic issues brought up in this book?

Mercedes: Nameless: The Darkness Comes deals with some very real issues. Mental illness, abandonment, drug use, and suicide are a few of the real-world topics that are threaded through the story. They're stigmatized, painful subjects, but they're very much at the core of this story. That's one of my favorite things about fiction: we can discuss hard topics that we normally shy away from.

Why should readers give Nameless a try?

Mercedes: Nameless isn't your stereotypical urban fantasy. Luna isn't a girl who deals deftly with the demonic. She screws up, often, and her mistakes hurt those she loves. I enjoy books that have characters who are born with powers and handle them perfectly, but that isn't who I wanted to write. I wanted a real girl who is dealt some raw hands, and that's Luna. She's fun and surrounded by a delightfully bizarre cast. This is a creepy, feel-good book about death and demons and friendship, and I'm working hard to make sure the trilogy comes to a real and satisfying conclusion.

Nameless eBook categories:

  • Horror > Occult
  • Fantasy > Paranormal & Urban
  • Horror> Supernatural

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“This review originally appeared on the Shock Totem blog: http://www.shocktotem.com/10/03/2014/nameless-the-darkness-comes-the-bone-angel-trilogy-book-one/ Nameless: The Darkness Comes, the new novel by former Shock Totem editor Mercedes M. Yardley, tells the story of Luna Masterson, a young woman cursed with the ability to see demons. It’s bad enough to know that demons exist at all, but in Luna’s world, they’re everywhere; walking down a city street, going to the store, even just looking out the window, she’s bound to run into demons anywhere she goes. And it gets worse: much like Cole Sear in The Sixth Sense, the demons know that Luna can see them; they want to cause her trouble and pain–and they’ll never leave her alone. In this novel, the first book of The Bone Angel Trilogy, Luna is seeking some kind of balance, or even happiness, in her haunted life; meanwhile, her unbelieving brother is fighting for custody over his baby daughter from his venomous ex, and Luna has just met a charming, mysterious man who doesn’t doubt or even question her unique ability. With the demons restlessly clawing into Luna’s world, the big question is: will she ever be able to live a normal life? I find myself often shying away from badass-chicks-versus-the-supernatural books, because more often than not, their synopses seem to spell out a cookie-cutter pattern reminiscent of a certain Vampire Slayer. So it was that when I sat down with Nameless: The Darkness Comes, I was narrow-eyed with suspicion that it would be no exception to that phenomenon. However, Mrs. Yardley had a few surprises up her sleeve, and what could’ve been a terribly cliché read was instead involving, suspenseful, and with a hefty dose of quirky thrown in for good measure. With a good sense of description (vivid, yet not beating the reader over the head with exposition and/or detail), Mrs. Yardley keeps the narrative taut and fast-paced. Luna is (as one would expect) tough-as-nails, and always ready to flip the birdie at any foe, be they supernatural or more familiarly human. More refreshing, however, is the fact that she’s vulnerable; and I’m not just talking about sympathetic feelings here and there; I mean she is capable of getting scared, sad, tired, and even…injured. In fact, she gets her ass handed to her on a couple of occasions in this book, emotionally as well as physically; it took me by sheer surprise to see Mrs. Yardley not pull any punches, and it made a few scenes truly memorable, and even haunting. (One particularly grisly sequence even made my heart jump up into my throat, but I won’t spoil it here.) I do have to admit that there was one element at work in this novel which was a frequent issue for me, and that was the dialogue. Now, I don’t mind characters that talk in hip dialect; even if it’s not mind-blowing prose, I can just write it off as a characteristic at work. However, when I’m reading about terrifying supernatural forces, I don’t want to hear demonic entities speaking like snarky hipsters; and while it worked to an extent in a few some scenes of bickering between Luna and other characters, it was often a bit of a distraction for me, as it really took some of the seriousness out of some otherwise tense scenes. As someone who isn’t really a fan of this subgenre/niche, I have to say that overall, Nameless: The Darkness Comes was a pretty fun, and sometimes surprising, read. And if a series featuring a tough woman battling supernatural evil is your kind of bag, then you’re in for a real treat. Available through Ragnarok Publications. http://www.shocktotem.com/10/03/2014/nameless-the-darkness-comes-the-bone-angel-trilogy-book-one/”

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