The Singer

“one of the rising stars of indie fantasy and science fiction” - The Short StoryTeller"wonderful worldbuilding... deeply engaging" - The QwilleryThe world is a dangerous place. War brews, plagues and famines destroy, kingdoms rise and fall - but not in the village of Quern. There, life is good. The air is clear, the town is peaceful, and the crops and children grow tall and strong. The people of Quern consider themselves lucky... not knowing how much they may owe to the special talents of one particular farmer.But while he may know all ways to make things grow, Tom knows that some blights cannot be prevented. When the outside world comes to Quern, and the rot begins to set in, there may be only so much one person can do.Hûw Steer is an author and historian from London. You may have read one of his various short stories, his theses on ancient Roman science-fiction, or even seen him onstage. You probably haven’t, but at least you’re reading this.Hûw’s first novel, The Blackbird and the Ghost, was a semi-finalist in the fifth Self-Published Fantasy Blog-Off; three more have followed since. His short stories can be found in Utopia, Etherea and Grimdark Magazines, Shoreline of Infinity and The Future Fire, as well as on his website.