Shawn Van Horn the Author

Happy Sunday my dark readers. A Covenant of Beasts is back in stock at retailers. If you did not get a copy from the publisher link I had posted, you can now get it again on Amazon and Barnes and Noble!

I have been made aware that physical copies of ACOB sold out on both Amazon and Barnes and Noble. You can pick up copies still through the publisher's store

A Covenant of Beasts Fereras is a land without order. Humans, Vampyrs, and the Wereycan struggle in their own ways to survive, reigning savagery upon each other as uncivilized beasts. A human named Jacius, however, has hope, believing in a brighter future for all inhabitants of the land. Jacius and his loyal companions....

Today has been a long time coming my dark readers. A COVENANT OF BEASTS launches today, beginning the historical journey of the world of Fereras. You can find it on Amazon, Barnes and Nobles and other major outlets

A big happy Father’s Day to all my father readers out there. I hope your families are treating you like kings today

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Its time! A Covenant of Beasts is on pre-order now.
Releases 7/25/2023

A Covenant of Beasts (The Grand Archives Book 1) Fereras is a land without order. Humans, Vampyrs, and the Wereycan struggle in their own ways to survive, reigning savagery upon each other as uncivilized beasts. A human named Jacius, however, has hope, believing in a brighter future for all inhabitants of the land. Jacius and his loyal companio...

Incoming new blog on goodreads this weekend with general updates. Also...A Covenant of Beasts goes on Pre order today!

DELAY!! Not a bad one, But we have had to push the release date of A COVENANT OF BEASTS back to 7/25/2023. This is a finalized date, though! ACOB will go on pre-order sometime next week! Be on the lookout for purchasing links I will be posting

To my readers in the USA, let today be a day of remembrance for those who lost their lives serving this great country. We often say, "HAPPY memorial day", but to me, it does not feel like the right wording. Instead, I often like to say, "Have a peaceful memorial day" as that is what it really is about. The peace we have through the sacrifice of others. Never forget.

Its been a great week in sports for me! My hurricanes and rangers are doing great and the defenders are in their playoff week! I'm watching the rangers and Reds right now and working on DARK DEEDS. It's a good night. I'll be doing another blog here in 2 weeks with updates on projects and more on A COVENANT OF BEASTS. Goodnight my dark readers

I present the official cover for A COVENANT OF BEASTS

We are one step closer to a final cover design for A.C.O.B. Next week may be the reveal week

My latest blog is now live on GoodReads. Follow me there to read!

Races of Fereras Hello, my dark readers, Today I will write just a bit about the three races being introduced in A COVENANT OF BEASTS.Humans: Yes, we are getting borin...

Incoming blog detailing the races of Fereras this week

A Covenant will be forged 6/19/23

The age-old debate of illustration vs. stock digital art for the cover design for A Covenant of Beasts. I dealt with that headache this morning with the publishing design team. I will be getting rendering in the next few weeks. Hopefull, by the end of April, I will be able to show off the official cover!

I wrote my synopsis tonight for the back cover of A Covenant of Beasts. Those are always so much harder then you’d think!

Happy St. Pattie's day all! What better way to celebrate than an official announcement!

I have been talking on and off for months about my next novel A COVENANT OF BEASTS, the first book in an ongoing episodic dark fantasy series. Well...We have a release date!

A COVENANT OF BEASTS will launch on 6/12/2023 in major outlets, including Amazon, Barnes and Noble, Target, and my direct publishing shop! Pre-orders will begin at a later date. Please keep a lookout for future news for this book

I will be posting a GoodReads blog soon detailing the factions will encounter this upcoming summer. If you do not follow me yet on there, please do!

Big news coming Friday…stay tuned…

January updates coming soon on my current projects!

What’s a good dating site for a depraved author who has bad luck? Lol

I want to thank all my readers out there for an interesting 2022. As the New Year rings in tonight, let us set our goals, clear our minds and prepare for 2023. I look forward to giving my next two stories to you.

Merry Christmas my dark readers. Whether you celebrate today as it’s intended to be, or if you are of a different faith and celebrate for other reasons, let it be a day of joy and celebration

Its Christmas week. Anyone get Dark Thoughts for someone?

I decided to try out this new look. Fits my personality a wee bit better. I’m thinking my new author page photo

Happy Thanksgiving my dark readers

Starting my day off at First Watch and then heading to vote. Do your civil duty today readers. I don’t care who you represent. This is democracy! Enjoy

So I have been awarded my first Literary award. Very proud to know that my work is worth something. It only motivates me to get the sequel that much sooner!

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It's all Hallows Eve my dark readers. This is one of my favorite times of the year. Tonight I am going to continue reading a rather good post-apocalyptic novel from the Hell on Earth Series. What's everyone else reading right now?