C.J. Edmunds
A Prequel to the Tales from the Dark District series...
Sometimes being a fish out of water can be a good thing. Only two things can happen. Either one adapts to the environment or simply peters out from intractability. Enter David Lansing, a half-Filipino call center trainer whose normal life took an unexpected turn when he suddenly woke up and is presented with visions and a spirit guide to boot!
Why was he seeing things?
Who is the Guide and what did he want from him?
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Peppered with appearances like the Tikbalang, Aswang, and even the White Lady of Balete Drive, all part of Philippine folklore and urban legend, the story traces David's existential journey of becoming; from his skepticism to a new sense of self and of the world that he lives in.
All operating with the promise that the prize he seeks is waiting just around the corner; a visit to a place where people like him are common and living the most normal of lives; a place that is known only to a few and yet is the most sought after; the magical community of the Dark District.
on TAKE ME NOW
If you ever want to just bitch-slap a character from their diva state, and reminisce about going to the historical districts of Manila, this erotic urban fantasy tale is for yous
Renato Tranquilino, Author of Fate of Distant Future
Didn’t expect this. But I was pleasantly surprised. And whoever gets to read this will certainly feel the same way. Imagine a world where your dreams manifest. Are you ready to face it? Explosive! A tale of relationships, self-discovery, and everything else in between.
Jane Vergara, Author of Breaking the Scroll trilogy
I could sum up this book as sort of a lovechild of Anne Rice and Simon R. Green. This book belongs somewhere in between.
Emmanuel Dato, Anne Rice Philippines
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5 of 5 Stars....All the ingredients were there to win me over and the writing is pretty sound.
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H. Bentham, Author of Beyond Light and Darkness and Start Here
I swear this one has got the feels and made me all hot and revved up at the same time. How I wish that
there was a real place such as the Dark District. If you know how to go there, just point me towards the right
direction and I'll be on my merry way! Snap!
Greg Idleman, Author of the Books and Bears series
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MY BOOKS
ABOUT ME
C.J. never thought he'd be an author someday but he always loved the feel and the comfort of having a book in his hands. Whether it be hardbound or paperback as well as his e-reader, he never leaves home without one.
By day, he is a voice actor and a radio personality over at Mellow 94.7 and handles the morning shift, 10 am-1 pm shift on weekdays. By night, he slips into his world of the Dark District and chronicles the stories told to him by the people he has met there.
Along with that CJ, is also a singer-songwriter and released his debut album, LOVE HAS FOUND ME, under the artist name, CAZ, which can be found on all streaming platforms. In between that, he tries to squeeze in his writing and reading as much as he can, on top of singing and hosting gigs over the weekend as well as cosplay conventions.
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A Geek at heart. A Green Lantern, Sith, PotterHead, and a Dwarf living in Middle earth while being a Watcher and Witch in Sunnydale. He believes himself to be one of the long-lost Halliwell siblings who aspires to open his 3rd Eye more in order to serve the Vishanti better and be a worthy apprentice to the Sorcerer Supreme, Dr. Stephen Strange.
He is also the founder of his own reader's group, Anne Rice Philippines and a member of Justice PH, a DC cosplaying group in Manila, as well Philippine Tolkien Society and the Philippine Lightsaber Guild.
He is also the host of the Urban Fantasy PH podcast on Spotify, Anchor, and Radio Public as well as other podcast sites. The show aims to promote and share work made by local creatives like Authors, Writers, Artists, Comic Book creators, filmmakers and more.
C.J feels that his love for these different fandoms fuels his creativity and imagination and hopes that in turn, it fuels yours.
He is the author of Take Me Now, the first of 3 novellas from the Tales from the Dark District series, now available on Kindle and Kobo as well as in print on Shoppee and published under his own imprint, SPINE Books.
His second release called Sojourn, which was part of the Darkest Dreams bundle in 2015, and available through the BUQO app has since been revised and expanded as a stand-alone story and is equally available on Kindle and Kobo and now in Print from the SPINE Books page on Shopee.
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His novella, "The Elder and The Rat" will be featured in an upcoming Y/A Fantasy anthology set in the world of Akea, based on the Breaking the Scroll Trilogy by local author, Jane Vergara.
Currently, he is editing the second installment of his Tales from Dark District series as well as writing the third. Along with that, he is simultaneously working on his first NA series, which will also be set locally and within the Dark District universe.