The Dark Is A Cold Lonely Shadow
A Warning For Readers & Parents
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NOTE: Book 1 & Book 2 are being completely rewritten. And they are getting darker and darker. Everything is vetted by the boss, who is ten years old. But only one scene has been removed because it was too dark!
The scenes being cut out or toned down are the most disgusting, frightening and disturbing scenes imaginable for a ten-year-old boy! They contain:
Romance, Kissing, Love, Embarrassment, Cringe, Yucky Stuff!
Parents and readers should consider whether this is appropriate for younger children! This is aimed more at young adult and adult audiences. If you request a copy of the full book it gets a lot darker later on...please see the notes below.
[SPOILERS] An explanation of the project. This is so much more than just a series of books. It is being used to teach a vast array of skills. It has also been used as a discussion point for challenging real world topics/issues in a positive way. That may not become obvious until much later in the book(s).
Warning! Complete And Utter Nonsense...
Warning! Complete And Utter Nonsense...
The general consensus from feedback is "A Little Less Conversation And More Action Please" to quote a specific reviewer. The rework will contain more fighting, violence and weirdness. The creator and manager of "The Dark Is A Cold Lonely Shadow" project is 10 years old. He specifically sets the tone for the majority of it, and where his co-author breaches a threshold he is not comfortable with - it is reigned in/toned down/cut/moved out to a future book. This is mostly the romance and yucky kissing parts, not the violence or other topics!
However the books do cover a number of challenging topics and issues. We have discussed these issues in a positive way as part of a learning process. We have considered them, and we have the advantage that we know what happens later on. Without that context and discussion it might cause confusion or distress to younger/sensitive children.
We think this is on a similar level to watching Lord Of The Rings which covers most of these topics, and based on that we might vaguely recommend readers are aged 12+. But that is a guess! This all new to both of us.
Book 1 Contains:
Book 1 Contains:
A Bizarre Mix Of: Fantasy, Sci-Fi, Comedy, Horror, Nonsense and Darkness, with different writing styles.
Mild curses and language: No real swear words.
Violence, Death & Killing (Seriously toned down, but there is fighting, fight scenes, and people die.)
Injury Detail (Seriously toned down.)
Multiple Mental Health Issues, PTSD, Suicide, Dissociative Amnesia, Dissociative Identity Disorder, Self-Harm, Depression, the list goes on.
Kissing, Love Pentagrams & Romance (There are absolutely NO sex scenes)
Alcohol Use
Suicidal Tendencies / Depression
Bunnies Dancing With Butterflies Under Rainbows (we offset to try and make it humorous. We tackle subjects, and we can be cruel, but remember we have written over 800,000 words. You might be surprised as to how things turn out in the end.)
ADHD (such a broad sweeping statement.
If that hasn't scared you off... Within That Dark A Single Flame - Chapter 0
[REMOVED FOR NOW - COMPLETE REWRITE UNDERWAY WHICH WILL BE EVEN DARKER - 2025]
Chapter 0 [REMOVED FOR NOW]
Low quality prototype of Chapter 0
The first location [SECRET] created in Minecraft
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