Hi! Here’s some info you might be interested in about my urban fantasy series about a krsnik called Paul and his friends.

Novels

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A Town Called River is my first trilogy, an urban fantasy adventure about Paul, a Croatian ex-pat who returns to his home town of Rijeka after having lived abroad for two decades and a bit more. He’s back only temporarily, because his grandma Lena died and he was named in her will.

Thing is… Paul finds out he inherited more than just his nona’s apartment. He inherited her magical powers.

Lena was a krsnik, a traditional magic user from Slavic folklore tasked with keeping humans safe from things that go bump in the night, and her powers and obligations and duties are thrust upon Paul now who will have to decide what he wants to do with them; that is, if he wants to have any business with them at all in the first place…

These books contain krsniks, witches, creatures supernatural, dead, and not so dead, real life locations in Rijeka and its environs, totally made up fantastical places, and the occasional description of tasty food. While there’s definitely elements of horror sprinkled here and there because I like scary stuff, there’s also mysteries uncovered and stumbled upon, fights fought and lost, friendships made, and folk stories revealed to be true. I did my best to make these a fun, adventurous romp and I really hope you’ll like them.

There’s also a short Spotify playlist for the first book (it was the thing done back when I was writing it). It contains some songs that appear directly in the story, others that are only mentioned in passing, and some that are just there for the mood.

Stories from the ATCR universe

If you’re interested in trying out my works in this setting in a shorter form, you’re in luck!