DREAMS OF THE DYING

Fantasy, mystery, and psychological horror converge in this gripping story that ventures deep into the dark corners of our minds.

Jaaros Oonai, magnate, visionary, and master of coin, doesn’t muse about whether the glass is half empty or half full—only about ways to fill it.

Jespar Dal’Varek, drifter, mercenary, and master of avoidance, doesn’t muse at all. He’d rather just drink the damn wine.

Two lives that could not be more different intertwine when a strange contract leads Jespar to the tropical island empire of Kilay, the wealthiest nation of the Illumined World.

The mission turns out to be as bizarre as it is lucrative: Jaaros Oonai, the country’s merchant king, knows something that might stop a catastrophe, but he has fallen into an inexplicable coma. Together with an ex-priestess and a psychic, Jespar must enter Oonai’s dreams and find this secret.

What should have been a fresh start quickly turns into a nightmare, as Jespar slides into a spiral of disturbing dreams, political intrigue, and clashing ideals, where not only the fate of Kilay but his own sanity are at stake. It’s not long before he learns that sometimes only a spider’s thread divides the sleeping and the awoken.

And that there’s no greater enemy than one’s own mind. 

Bio:

Nicolas Lietzau is a German author best known for writing the indie videogame "Enderal - Forgotten Stories," which grew from insider tip to sleeper hit.

Growing up in both the heart of Munich and a bucolic Bavarian farmhouse, his love for stories began by reading German fairy tales in the attic (and getting traumatized by those of Struwwelpeter) and was nurtured by copious amounts of fantasy, horror, and historical fiction.

Many things shaped his writing including a turbulent childhood, living in five different countries, and numerous encounters with fascinating people from all walks of life. He feels drawn to all things off the beaten path, and does his best to make his work reflect that.

When not writing or reading, he makes music, travels, longboards, studies languages, and tries to see and experience as much of the world as possible. Nicolas is currently working on the second Enderal novel.