Haesten Scott is an author of dark things, funny things, and everything uncomfortably in between. Which includes fantasy, historical fiction, sci-fi, romance, and yes, even a little horror.They proudly claim to be a genre-jumper. One, because owning it is the best way to deal with someone making fun of you. And two, because they find the idea of staying in one place horrible. And boring. But mostly just horrible.Among their works you might find a gritty war story of brotherhood and pressed soldiers, or you might find one about feminine rage and blood-drinking witches. Or, you may even find a YA story about the daughters of Merlin at the same time you find a different young adult story about a teen boy falling through a portal to another world he unintentionally finds in an old Key West mausoleum.You just never know.And yes, they wear a mask. It’s not a metaphor. They just like it.Oh, and they live and write in Key West. If you're into that sort of thing.
From The Shadows
A Dark Fantasy Short Story
I watch from the shadows.
Everywhere he goes, there I must be.He is a man of power, of violence. Of words. He walks the streets of the city with his chin high and his shoulders back. He acts unafraid.I do not know if that is truth, what he shows outwardly. I watch him but I cannot tell.I only know he has reason to be afraid.
From The Shadows is an unsettling short story of dark obsession and dangerous devotion, told by a narrator of unknown intentions.Available Now for FREE.
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The Deserter
A Grimdark Fantasy Novelette
The Empire doesn't care if Rennir Magnusson lives or dies.He's a pressed soldier — conscripted, branded, and worth less than the sword they handed him. For nearly three years he's fought their battles, survived their war, and counted the days until he could go home to his wife.Then the Empire uses him as bait.Four thousand soldiers sacrificed to spring a trap. Rennir among them, abandoned on a battlefield with no way out and an army closing in.But Rennir has survived three years of impossible odds.And he's just decided his life belongs to him. Alone.A grimdark novelette of war, survival, and one man's decision to take back what's rightfully his.
If you like:
— Morally grey protagonists— Anti-empire grimdark— Dark humor as a survival mechanism— Found brotherhood— Earned endings with real stakes
…you'll want to meet Rennir Magnusson.