Crown of Carrion, Crown of Carrion

There's a homestead deep in the mountains called Merkel Valley and werewolves den there. They're a peaceful clan, focused on hunting game animals and preserving the traditions of Mother Moon from one generation to the next. But there's unrest in the pack, and it comes in the form of a rogue wolf named Merrill Sade. Banished long ago from Merkel Valley, Merrill has made his mark in the cities below with tooth and claw. He is a zealot obsessed with stories about an old feral god lost to time, and now commands a ragtag band of cannibals that serve at his heel. Merrill's thoughts are rabid, and he has no qualms about wetting his fangs with innocent blood. He seeks the remnants of a powerful relic known as the Crown of Carrion. If found, they open a doorway to a ravenous force that howls across space and time. All that stands against him is his former lover Ivy, and a few brave wolves from Merkel Valley who are willing to take a stand against Merrill's unrepentant bloodshed. Will peace prevail in Merkel Valley, or will Merrill and his cannibals feast on this world until nothing is left but gristle and dust? "Jeremy Megargee is a force to be reckoned with. He seamlessly blends genre and literary - like a rose, his writing is beauty enshrouded by thorns. Crown of Carrion is exactly that; horror that bleeds humanity. Megargee is unflinching in his brutality, giving readers the carnality of lycanthropy that they have been begging to see." - Sabrina Voerman (she/her) author of "The Blood Bound Series"