The Journey
Book One of critically acclaimed author Brett Selmont’s new YA Dark Fantasy the “Third Eye Series” begins with The Journey, “A nail-biter that crosses into the deepest territories of the soul.” – Jonathan Maberry, ROT & RUIN. “A genuinely gripping journey.” – John Lutz, Single White Female. “London, Steinbeck and Kerouac wrote road stories…by venturing into the supernatural Selmont charts a new direction for this classic form.” – William Hjortsberg, Falling Angel. Kurt, a sheltered 15 year old boy from a small border town in Arizona checks on his younger brother Danny in the middle of the night to find a terrifying black figure hovering in his room. A short time later Danny is diagnosed with an incurable disease. While visiting his brother at the hospital, Kurt meets a mysterious Monk at his deathbed. The stranger gives him an ancient map and a list of five obscure and seemingly mythical items to locate within seven days. If Kurt succeeds, the Monk believes Danny’s life can be saved. Armed with the map and strange list of items Kurt anxiously heads into the great unknown where he encounters a cast of bizarre and frightening characters at every turn. With help from several strangers, including Daisy, a fiery and beautiful girl he meets on the road, and Ameer, a shy boy thrust onto the streets by his parents, Kurt’s mission to save Danny transforms into a perilous journey of self-discovery.
