The Sea Was a Fair Master by Calvin Demmer

It sounds like a horrible life, but as Brock points out, once you know the devil is real, nothing is as bad as where you know you’re going next. All Brock can do is move forward, move faster, and hope to last as long as he can. But like Brock is told by the possessed women fated to be his next victim, everyone loses in the end. For this part of his story, you see only a few brief hours (maybe less) of what that life is like, but it’s clearly a moment he has lived through again and again.ĭemmer’s stories always have some twist or play on a familiar horror trope or monster, and I liked the addition of the crystal that Brock’s used to prolong his life.

Summary (from author) The world’s fate lies with a comatose young girl an android wants to remember a human she once knew under Martian skies men at sea learn that the ocean is a realm far different from land, where an unforgiving god rules a school. Each stop, each victim, each encounter with devilish messengers keeps him moving forward, and you understand that this has been a very long, weary, tense, dark journey. The Sea Was a Fair Master by Calvin Demmer Publisher/Year: Unnerving, 2018 Format: E-book Pages: 83 Rating: Goodreads. I really loved how you got the feel of what Brock’s post-deal-with-the-devil life has been like, even though he only shares a few details. The disturbing mystery keeps you reading and eager to learn more with every hint of Brock’s secret. I love that this story picks up without exposition but rather sucks you in with intrigue and then far later you discover the big reveal. In just a few short pages, Demmer tells the story of a man with a far more interesting past than anyone suspects, a man both cursed and blessed by the choices he has made – and specifically, the deal he has made. The Sky HighMichael Gilbert, Rigby Sails Sailing Solo: Leveled Reader Dad At the FairRIGBY, The Transformation Case StudiesBertrand Jouslin De Noray. Here’s yet another story from this author that made me want to read an entire novel about the main character.