Monsters – The Kraken

The Kraken “…It is the nature of this creature to swallow men and ships, and even whales and everything else within reach.” – Örvar-Oddr I’ve always loved (and feared) creatures with tentacles.  The idea, the moment, when a hungry beast reaches for you from all over and all around.  Finally, it snatches you up and…

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FREE eBooks!!!!! Come on by in between the hustle and bustle and get yourself a free download or two of free eBooks and excerpts from Black Parakeets Only Hatch in December, The Monster Man – King of Fools & Windsong & Requiem – Of a Great Deep! Click here for your FREE eBook downloads! (PDFs and…

Pirates – Ghassan

Ghassan Alnasseri is the wizened second-in-command of the Requiem.  Despite his calm demeanor of logic and spirituality, the Syrian-born first mate has led a life of wild adventure.  It is the lessons of his past that he brings to the ship that he has called home under the command of Captain Travis.  Where some would…

Five myths about pirates

The world of Windsong and Requiem is a world of dark fantasy, pirates, battles at sea, monstrous creatures, daring rogues, wanton lovers and scheming villains.  It is a place where armed only with wits and sails, one can find treasure or horror where X marks the spot. However, while the pirates aboard fictional ships such…

Pirates – Captain Bo Travis

Born Nabopollasar Defoe Travis, the captain of the Requiem is the epitome of the swashbuckling, ne’er-do-well reluctant hero that the classic tales of pirates often depicted.  He is smart, cunning, crafty and yet noble, wise and self-sacrificing.  Considered relatively young by pirate standards of the Golden Age, Travis has made a name for himself already…

Ahoy!

Hi fans of Windsong & Requiem and welcome to the official Windsong & Requiem blog!  It is here that updates, information and more about Captain Bo Travis, his crew, their ship and the world they live in.  It has been a great joy to stumble onto this amazing world as I’ve woven it while walking…