Firefly Rain

When Jacob left home for a new life, he pretty much forgot all about Maryfield, North Carolina. But Maryfield never forgot him. Or forgave him.

After a failed business venture in Boston, Jacob Logan comes back to the small Southern town of his childhood and takes up residence in the isolated house he grew up in. Here, the air is still. The nights are black. And his parents are buried close by. It should feel like home—but something is terribly wrong.

Jacob loses all his belongings in a highway accident. His car is stolen from his driveway, yet he never hears a sound. The townspeople seem guarded and suspicious. And Carl, the property caretaker with so many secrets, is unnervingly accommodating. Then there are the fireflies that light the night skies . . . and die as they come near Jacob’s home. If it weren’t for the creaking sounds after dark, or the feeling that he is being watched, Jacob would feel so alone. He shouldn’t worry. He’s not.

And whatever’s with him isn’t going to let him leave home ever again.

Richard Dansky is a twenty-five year veteran of the video game industry, where he has written for numerous titles including The Division 1 and 2, Splinter Cell: Blacklist, Assassins Creed: Nexus, and Hunt: Showdown. He has served for many years on the advisory boards for the Game Narrative Summit at GDC and East Coast Game Conference, and he runs the annual Student Narrative Analysis Competition at GDC. To date Richard has published 8 novels and 2 short story collections, most recently the critically praised A Meeting In the Devil's House. He was also a key contributor to White Wolf's classic World of Darkness roleplaying setting, among other tabletop efforts, and he is very proud of the fact that he was briefly the world's leading expert on Denebian Slime Devils.