SPIT AND SONG
Fantasy/Adventure/Comedy
Paperback/eBook
510pp
Illustration by Amir Zand
Kali is a merchant who yearns to leave the harsh deserts of Herrilock and travel across the sea, trading goods and soaking in the sights and cultures. With a new potion on the market undercutting her profits, though, her seabound dreams are put on hold indefinitely.
Failed musician Puk hits rock bottom after yet another catastrophic performance. Wandering the city streets in search of any sip of booze or whiff of fire-spit he can get his hands on, he resigns to the fact that he’s stuck in the desert with no way back home to Atlua.
Until one day, their paths cross with an illicit job opportunity. With its hefty payday, Kali and Puk could afford to finally escape the desert heat and set sail across the gulf.
The black market job would see them travel endless dunes on a road made from a massive dead beast’s ribs and out to a mythical city in the sea, scuffling with monsters and thugs in search of a long-lost book that might be the most dangerous object in the world.
How hard could it really be?
Praise for Spit and Song
"The deranged lovechild of Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels and Final Fantasy IX. It’s the most enjoyable comedy of errors I’ve read in a hell of a long time, and you won’t want to miss it." - John Bierce, author of Mage Errant
"A mesmerizing fantasy buddy comedy set in a Jim Henson-esque wonderland." - Steven McKinnon, author of Symphony of the Wind
"A blast. ... More of the same great character work, but with added humor, adventure, and we finally get to visit more of the world Riddle has built." - D.P. Woolliscroft, author of Kingshold