Heads or Tails

"Your destiny is set as it always was, entwined as it always has been."

Drawn by the allure of discovering Darwin's "missing link", Nathaniel's sojourn in Sumatra alongside the intrepid Eugene Dubois soon descends into a waking nightmare as they become tangled in an ancient cycle of blood and sacrifice.

Three years later, returned to the comforts of London's upper class, the lingering shadows of the island threaten to devour him. As his grip on reality crumbles and the claws of his past sink deeper into his sanity, can he do what he must to reclaim his life or has his fate already been sealed?

Set between 1887 and 1890, Heads or Tails combines history, humanity, and prophecy to weave a narrative of haunting revelation into the deepest corners of the human mind.

Serran Aziz-Benstead is a British author of historical gothic fiction and dark fairytales with a psychological twist, often focusing on trauma, identity, and the unseen forces that shape human behaviour. Spending most of her life with undiagnosed AuDHD and Depression, she now advocates for better mental health practices in all areas of life. Raised in Wiltshire, she studied English and Classical Studies at Royal Holloway University and now lives in Surrey with her husband.