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It All Starts Here

Golem Hunter: Rise Of The Clayborn

by S Black
Paperback
EUR 10.00
When monsters rise in Prague, a 13-year-old with a crossbow and too much attitude becomes the city’s only hope.
Calvin hunts golems. Big, ugly, “made-of-clay-and-bad-attitude” golems. It’s all in a night’s work for the youngest member of the secret organization known as The Prague Vanguard — the people who stop ancient horrors from flattening tourists and ruining the architecture.
But when a sacred amulet is stolen and the golems are corrupted, Calvin’s world tilts sideways. Suddenly, he’s saddled with a mysterious Daywalker partner (who insists she’s “not that kind of vampire”), a legendary mace, and a conspiracy buried deep under Prague’s cobblestone streets.
eBookEUR 2.50
It All Starts Here

Golem Hunter: Spring Man Returns

by S Black
Paperback
EUR 10.00
Calvin is thirteen ( he thinks), sarcastic, and dangerously good at killing things that go bump in the night.
Buffy is a 200-year-old Daywalking Vamp who looks like a teenager, wields twin daggers, and is only slightly more responsible than her partner.
They are on the run, fighting bounty hunters, Vanguard agents and Jezabel. ( Don't ask)
War is coming, Old legends are waking. And Prague is not ready.
eBookEUR 2.50
Out Very Soon! (Promise)

Golem Hunter: Gangs & Shadows

by S Black
Paperback
EUR 10.00
When monsters rise in Prague, a 13-year-old with a crossbow and too much attitude becomes the city’s only hope.
Calvin hunts golems. Big, ugly, “made-of-clay-and-bad-attitude” golems. It’s all in a night’s work for the youngest member of the secret organization known as The Prague Vanguard — the people who stop ancient horrors from flattening tourists and ruining the architecture.
But when a sacred amulet is stolen and the golems are corrupted, Calvin’s world tilts sideways. Suddenly, he’s saddled with a mysterious Daywalker partner (who insists she’s “not that kind of vampire”), a legendary mace, and a conspiracy buried deep under Prague’s cobblestone streets.
eBookEUR 2.50
Also out soon! ( Pinky Swear)

Catalina

by S Black
Paperback
EUR 10.00
When the family calls.
Catalina must answer.
Coming 2027

Echoes

by S Black
Paperback
EUR 10.00
The final book in the Crossbow Chronicals.

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Discovery focus

Crossbow Chronicles is tuned for readers seeking Slavic-inspired fantasy, Eastern European fantasy, folklore adventure, gothic fantasy, dark fairy-tale fantasy, YA gothic horror, gaslamp horror, and spooky middle grade or crossover adventure.

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Slavic folklore and mythic discovery

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Gothic, horror and spooky crossover terms

Gothic fantasyGothic romanceSouthern GothicNeo-GothicDark academiaHaunted-house fictionGhost storyParanormal horrorPsychological horrorMonster gothicVictorian horrorHistorical horrorFolk horrorCastle gothicManor-house gothicCosy gothicQueer gothicGaslamp horrorDark fairy taleDomestic gothicComing-of-age horror

YA and crossover fantasy

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Frequently asked questions

Which modern categories fit Crossbow Chronicles best?

The nearest current labels are Slavic-inspired fantasy, folkloric fantasy, Eastern European fantasy, dark fairy-tale fantasy, gothic fantasy, spooky middle grade, YA gothic horror, gaslamp fantasy, and folk horror.

Is Crossbow Chronicles a fit for mythology and folklore shelves?

Yes. It sits comfortably beside mythology-inspired fantasy, fairy-tale retellings, folklore adventure, and historical fantasy rooted in folklore.

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