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IFWG International is very pleased to announce the global release of Jesse McMinn’s dark fantasy novel, Mero and the City of Ghosts. The wonderful cover art and design is by Greg Chapman.

“Jesse has been a mainstay with IFWG for many years now,” said Gerry Huntman, Managing Director of IFWG, “most notably we published his epic Tower fantasy trilogy some years ago and it is still in print. We were impressed with his writing back then, and we are impressed even more with his latest one-off novel, Mero and the City of Ghosts. While Jesse already has fantasy credentials, and is excellent in world-building, he ups the ante in Mero and dives into very dark places. It is unrelenting in its depiction of human suffering, but at the same time he balances his narrative with his writing skills, providing a satisfying read. We are proud of this novel and we believe all readers will see why.”

The blade, I can’t break it. It can’t be snapped or melted down. It can’t even be scratched. And it gets hungry. I have to use it, every so often. If I don’t – it’s like a fishhook in my heart. I don’t dare deny it. I don’t know what will happen if I do.

Mero is the wielder of Sheathless, an enchanted sword that extends its owner’s life by draining the lifeblood of others. But the immortality it bestows comes at a terrible price, for while Mero can never die, neither can he truly live. Doomed to an existence of loneliness and suffering, he wanders the war-scorched earth, haunted by a goddess whose voice only he can hear. Then the goddess sends Mero a vision, and he sets out on a journey to free himself from his curse, a journey that will take him to the edge of the world and beyond.

A journey to Uron, the city of ghosts.

Mero and the City of Ghosts is available in print and ebook formats, from all good retailers, both online and bricks and mortar. Australian and New Zealand print stock will be delayed by some weeks.

For those interested in purchasing the title, this link will provide most popular online sites: https://books2read.com/u/mV9DBJ