They Mostly Come Out at Night: A Yarnsworld Publisher's Pack

Yarnsworld, Book 1, 4

By: Benedict Patrick

Narrated by: Derek Perkins

Contains two stand-alone books from Benedict Patrick’s Yarnsworld series.

Series can be listened to in any order.

They Mostly Come out at Night, book one:

The villagers of the forest seal themselves in their cellars at night, whispering folktales to each other about the monsters that prey on them in the dark. Only the Magpie King, their shadowy, unseen protector, can keep them safe.

However, when an outcast called Lonan begins to dream of the Magpie King’s defeat at the hands of inhuman invaders, this young man must do what he can to protect his village. He is the only person who can keep his loved ones from being stolen away after dark, and to do so he will have to convince them to trust him again.

From the Shadows of the Owl Queen's Court, book four:

If you value your life, stay out of the forest. As a captive of the Owl Queen’s Court, Nascha’s life has always been one knife’s edge away from disaster. But when she is threatened for nothing more than the color of her hair, Nascha attempts the unthinkable: an escape through the dreaded Magpie King’s forest.

Hunted by sharp-toothed and sharper-witted foxfolk and hated by all for being a witch, Nascha fears herself doomed until she joins forces with a mysterious young man. With him she finds a glimmer of hope, even as her own unpredictable powers flicker into existence.

But hope is fleeting. The forces arrayed against her are insurmountable, and Nascha soon comes to realize that pursuit of her own freedom will come at a greater cost to the forest. As the darkness closes in around them, Nascha is forced to ask: At what price is she willing to purchase her life? How dearly is she willing to sell it?

Includes a special note from the author.

©2016 Benedict Patrick (P)2020 Podium Audio

Unnerving, yet rewarding story

I think It’s been a while since I’ve read a book with such spellbinding storytelling, dripping in atmosphere and elaborate lore. The plot was unnerving, yet rewarding. It reads like a folktale - with actual interludes featuring stories between each chapter, and in this case I can forgive my the lack of well-developed characters and character relationships (my usual preference). The story, the twists, the reveals, and the resolution were absolutely enough for me.

Logan lives in a small community, where they have to lock themselves in their homes at sundown for fear of the monsters that go bump in the night. To some degree, think of M. Night Shyamalan’s “The Village” for the vibes. Their only protection is the Magpie King, an inhuman savior of lore that the villagers have never seen…until….

I recommend this for folks looking for a short, fantasy-horror, who like folktales, who want something completely it’s own, or want a creepy forest (though it’s not the forest’s fault there are terrifying creatures that will eat you).

I wasn’t expecting to like it!

I never have high expectations for free books with few ratings, but I thoroughly enjoyed this book. The only thing that bothered me was the over use of the word HOWEVER. Lovely stories, thank you.

new genre for me

this was a very different kind of book for me but I like it a lot. very good story telling and world building. if you are looking for a everyone gets a happy ending this is not the book. it is a very good read and it suck you into the book. have fun listening to it!

If your enjoy the dark fairy tale end of fantasy writers, give this one s chance.

I enjoyed pretty much everything about this book.
Deep lore, we’ll developed characters, real consequences for actions rather than an “everything works out in the end” approach made this one of my favorite newer writers I’ve come across in a long time.
I like that it reminds me of how Mike Mignola wrote Hellboy in his earlier works. Mignola would borrow heavily from existing mythology always always putting a new take or enough spin on it to suck the reader in while making it completely his.
Benedict Patrick does it very well.

Terrific

Great book Great glad great storyline. The reader was awesome and spot on if you like fantasy, you were totally enjoy this book.