Book excerpt: A tale of blood and elder magic, where the air flays the mind of its memories, and the trees bleed psychotropic venom. A wanderer scours a sentient forest of flesh and delirium for the only thing that he can still remember: his daughter, exiled from time when a devastating cataclysm doomed the world to an eternity of suffering. The Astral Wanderer and the Forest of Tears is the first book in a series of three, fusing the genres of cosmic horror, dark fantasy, and apocalyptic science fiction with the surreal dread of a twisted fever dream. This book contains scenes of violence that may be unsuitable for some readers.