Dark Descent: Red Sky - Cold Earth

by Morgan Campbell, Valerie Campbell (Illustrator)

Overview

The young reporter, Gaiakeya, must return home after a narrow escape from Region 2's salt mines. When a burst of blue light freezes the very air of the military encampment she left a short time before, Gaiakeya fears the worst is to come. What if the dead miners that came back to life escape? What if the black-shelled Akshaki, with fire so hot it can melt steel with a touch, finds her city? What if more Yukkob are revived? Could the Black-Shelled Yukkob break through the military? Were they all going to die?

Once Gaiakeya returns to her news station, her boss realizes she is in serious danger. The young reporter has seen the Akshaki. The Council will come for her. Just as she was preparing to flee, the fire-wielding monster and the Black-Shelled Yukkob attack the city. Her worst fears have come true. The Akshaki is coming.

This short 8,000-word story is part 3 of 9 of an 85,000-word series to be released over the course of 2023 and 2024.

Product Details

BN ID:	2940186208365
Publisher:	Morgan Campbell
Publication date:	01/21/2024
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
File size:	497 KB

About the Author

Morgan Campbell is a Licensed Practical Nurse with a bachelor's degree in biology who has been practicing writing since he was ten years old. He has worked as a dog trainer, a long-term care and psychiatric nurse, an animal care technician, and a prep and line cook.

While working as a Life Coach for Therapy International, Morgan Campbell is working with his mom, Valerie Campbell, to launch their writing business, Wolf Prints Inc. His co-writer, Athena the Husky, aids in editing with daily hugs and a nip to the nose.

?Do not trust this beast. He is a ginger and only seeks to destroy all that you love. Avoid at all costs.

-----

Dr. Valerie Campbell is a licensed mental health counselor and founder of Therapy International, Inc.

She has worked for state-funded mental health centers and been in private practice for over 20 years. She has also worked as a certified teacher in ESE, Psychology 6-12, as a Behavior Specialist and Dean. She was a psychology professor for over 13 years.

Dr. Campbell has worked with children in the juvenile justice system, as a Guardian Ad Litem, with the battered women's shelter, and with the victim-witness program.

She also volunteered in many crisis situations; with the Red Cross counseling survivors and families of 9/11, and the Pulse Nightclub shooting in Orlando - the second worse shooting in U.S. history.

After Dr. Campbell became certified in Equine Assisted Psychotherapy, she began research on therapy dogs, psychiatric service dogs, and assistance dogs. She is now an evaluator for the AKC Canine Good Citizen award and Delta Society therapy dog certification.

She now uses her experience to write stories in Maine with a little counseling on the side. She owes it all to her three wonderful children, who taught her tech, and are her greatest motivation, inspiration, and support.