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Spellbound Saturday Feature: Sun Dance

  • Writer: Samuel Brower
    Samuel Brower
  • Mar 22, 2025
  • 2 min read
Spellbound Saturday Feature: Sun Dance
Spellbound Saturday Feature: Sun Dance

The Thunder & Shield Traveling Carnival has faced monsters before—

but this one is hungry for more than just blood.


In my dark fantasy novel Sun Dance, we journey into the shadow-soaked badlands of South Dakota, where an ancient, merciless force has awakened. Mutilated bodies are turning up on tribal land, and Sheriff Peter Hahkota—a war hero, code talker, and trusted protector—knows this is no ordinary killer.


So, he turns to the only people who’ve faced horrors like this before, the Thunder & Shield Traveling Carnival.


Led by Mr. Atlas, a towering strongman with a warrior’s heart, the carnival’s defenders include:

• A brooding magician with secrets in his past

• A gypsy with magical tattoos

• A powerful young woman with a gift she doesn’t fully understand


Alongside Peter and a family of Lakota bear warriors, the carnies must battle an ancient evil that feeds on more than flesh. The wendigo—a creature of insatiable hunger, speed, and darkness—has awakened. And it wants death and destruction.


Sun Dance blends supernatural horror, Indigenous folklore, and relentless action into a story where survival is never guaranteed, and the line between hero and monster grows thin.


If you’re drawn to the haunting themes of Stephen Graham Jones’ The Only Good Indians or the gritty supernatural flair of Jim Butcher, you’ll feel right at home in the world of Sun Dance.


The wendigo is awake.

The hunt has begun.

And not even the strongest may survive the coming storm.


Grab your copy of Sun Dance today and step into the darkness:


Thanks for stopping by for this Spellbound Saturday feature. More dark magic and monstrous tales await—be sure to explore the rest of the blog and follow for updates on upcoming releases.



 
 
 

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